The Director of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) Nona Kurdovanidze, held a briefing on the electoral violations identified by 11 a.m.

"The electoral process began with significant violations.

At several election precincts in Nadzaladevi, Krtsanisi and Saburtalo districts, by 06:45 in the morning, the necessary procedures for opening the precinct had already started, and in some places the electronic devices were activated. The opening of several polling stations were delayed.

During the voting process, the facts of both machine malfunctions and breach of voting secrecy were revealed. In particular: In Rustavi District #27, a registrar showed voters a paper with Georgian Dream’s (GD) number 41 highlighted, encouraging them to vote for GD," she said.

Kurdovanidze highlighted several other key issues, including: 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; several cases of obstruction of observers, including restrictions on their movement within polling stations were revealed.

• The parliamentary elections in Georgia are uderway.
• These are the first proportional elections, with a 5% threshold that parties must pass to fill 150 seats of the Parliament.