Thousands of protesters, watched by riot police, rallied outside and accused the ruling party of rigging the October election under Russian influence.
Georgia’s newly-elected parliament opened its inaugural session on Monday as opposition politicians and the president boycotted it and thousands of protesters, watched by riot police, rallied outside and accused the ruling party of rigging the vote under Russian influence.
“This is the fight between people fighting for freedom against people who are trying to entrench the deeply authoritarian regime,” he said. She has filed a lawsuit at the Constitutional Court, arguing that two fundamental principles guaranteed by the constitution – the secrecy of the vote and its universality – were violated.
Ms Zourabichvili was elected by popular vote, but Georgia has approved constitutional changes that abolish the direct election of the president and replace it with a vote by a 300-seat electoral college which consists of members of parliament, municipal councils and members of legislatures of autonomous regions.
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