The Director of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), Nona Kurdovanidze, held a briefing on the electoral violations identified by 11 a.m.
Kurdovanidze reported several cases of obstruction of observers, including restrictions on their movement within polling stations, prevention from taking photographs, and denial of the right to appeal. “The electoral process began with significant violations,” Kurdovanidze assessed, identifying some key issues:
* Delays in the opening of several polling stations;
* In Rustavi District #27, a registrar showed voters a paper with GD’s number 41 highlighted, encouraging them to vote for GD;
* In Marneuli precinct #35, a person allegedly supporting GD voted twice;
* Some voters were given two ballots in several precincts across the country;
* A GYLA observer was initially denied access to a polling station in Tbilisi’s Vake district; after communication with the district, the issue was resolved.
