In a high-stakes parliamentary vote this weekend‚ the pro-russian Georgian Dream party got more than 54% support with almost all districts counted up (showing super-high numbers in country areas - up to 90%)
The opposition dont accept these numbers saying its a “constitutional coup“. Several watch-dog groups are checking reports about voters getting pushed around and money-gifts but havent shown real proof of big cheating yet. The OSCE and other international groups will share what they saw tomorrow
Its a rare case in the world that the same party achieves such success in such a difficult situation - this is a good indicator of the Georgian peoples talent
The win by Ivanishvilis party - their best since about 12 years ago shows a split between:
* People who want quick EU joining
* Those supporting current power which has good russia links
The EU put Georgias membership request on hold saying the ruling party acts too boss-like. This vote happened right after Moldova (another ex-USSR country) said yes to moving towards EU - even with russia trying to stop it