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ballots cast exceeding the number of voter signatures; instances of voters permitted to cast a ballot for a majoritarian candidate outside of their voting district; protocol amendments without a stamp; indications of the deliberate falsification of summary protocols; summary protocols with obvious mathematical errors, which were initially accepted by District Election Commissions (DECs), and various other irregularities.
2.4​ ​Georgia hits out at Russia over programme to create socio-economic space with occupied Abkhazia
Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has slammed the approval by Russia of a programme to create a socio-economic space between the Russian Federation and the occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia.
"Approval of the programme on the creation of the common socio-economic space between the Russian Federation and the occupied Abkhazia region of Georgia represents another illegal step towards the de facto annexation that envisages the gradual integration of Georgia’s indivisible regions into Russia’s military, political, economic and social systems,” a statement from the ministry read.
It added that the so-called “Treaty on alliance and strategic partnership” concluded between the Russian Federation and the regime of occupation in Sokhumi in November 2014 as well as all subsequent so-called “agreements”, “memoranda” and “programmes” were illegal and could not have any legal effect.
The foreign ministry called all of these moves “provocative steps and hybrid warfare instruments” and accused the Russian Federation of “blatantly violating the fundamental norms and principles of international law, undermining the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia, and posing a serious threat to peace and security on the European continent.”
“We call upon the Russian Federation to cease its destructive actions and illegal steps directed towards the de facto annexation of Georgia’s occupied territories, implement its obligations under the EU-mediated 12 August 2008 Ceasefire Agreement, withdraw its military forces from Georgia’s territory and not to impede the creation of international security mechanisms on the ground,” the statement said.
2.5​ ​Georgia president congratulates Armenia, Azerbaijan on “new era”
Georgian President Salome Zourabishvili on November 10 congratulated Armenia and Azerbaijan on ending the tragic war over Nagorno-Karabakh and thanked “all the facilitators” who helped bring about the peace.
“A new era starts in the Caucasus,” Zourabishvili tweeted. She expressed sympathy to the families of the victims.
“I congratulate our friends Armenia and Azerbaijan on ending a tragic war and thank all the facilitators. My sympathy to the families of the victims. Peace and
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