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October 31 to agree a response.
"No one should have the illusion that they can get away with rigged, violent and insulting elections," Melia, who ran for office in the capital, was quoted as saying by RIA news agency.
Around 2,000 to 3,000 protesters rallied in the centre of Tbilisi later on October 31 and Melia announced plans to stage a larger protest on November 7, Russian news agencies reported.
There was no immediate response to Melia's allegations from Georgian Dream, but the ruling party rejected claims of foul play at the previous local elections held on October 2.
Election Commission chief Kalandarishvili said several incidents at polling stations, the nature of which he did not specify, did not have an impact on the results, Interfax said.
His commission would review complaints over the voting process in coming days, he added.
October 30's elections included second round run-offs to elect mayors in 20 municipalities including four major cities - Batumi, Kutaisi, Poti and Rustavi. The only race won by UNM was in Tsalenjikha, a small town in western Georgia, Russian news agencies cited the Election Commission as saying. The first round of mayoral elections was held on October 2 during a set of nationwide local elections that Georgian Dream also won.
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