Georgia conducts partial vote recount after reports of polling irregularities

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Waving Georgian and EU flags, tens of thousands of demonstrators held a peaceful protest outside the main parliament building in central Tbilisi on Monday evening that ended with calls for further rallies, AFP journalists saw.
CNA
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Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tblisi to denounce the weekend's parliamentary election, which the country's president and international election observers have alleged was rigged.
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The ruling Georgian Dream has for months been accused by the opposition of steering Tbilisi away from its goal of joining the EU and back into Russia's orbit.
Daily Mail
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The closely watched poll saw the ruling party, Georgian Dream, win a majority of seats with 54% of all votes, followed at a distance by several opposition parties.
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Georgia’s elections marred by an uneven playing field, pressure and tension, but voters were offered a wide choice: international observers | OSCE
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