Cec approved final vote tally of elections
OPPOSITION SAYS ELECTION IN ADJARA RATHER DEMOCRATIC
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11. OPPOSITION SAYS ELECTION IN ADJARA RATHER DEMOCRATICTbilisi. 28 March’04, Caucasus Press. - Tamaz Diasamidze, one of the leaders of Adjarian opposition movement Our Adjara assesses the parliamentary elections in the autonomous republic as "rather democratic". Diasamidze told journalists that despite several pleasant incidents, these elections were the most progressive as compared to all previous elections ever held in Adjara. He accounts this for the presence of real opposition and the support of the central government, which prevented rigging of elections in Adjara. CEC Chairman Zurab Chiaberashvili has explained tonight why he had spread misinformation about pogroms at polling stations in Adjara: "I have made this deliberately to prevent the pogroms, which we know for sure had been planned." 12. VICTORY AT THE COST OF BLOODSHED IS WORTHLESS - ABASHIDZETbilisi. 28 March ’04, Inter-Press. - Head of the Adjara Autonomous Republic Aslan Abashidze said on Sunday that 'election results don't trouble him at all,' since 'any victory gained at the cost of bloodshed is worthless'. Following a meeting with Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania on March 28 Abashidze said at a special news briefing in Batumi that he is contented that 'provocations have been avoided during voting processes in Adjara', and expressed gratitude to free media and foreign observers in this regard. 'It is difficult to win a victory over the people, who are fighting against you in an unequal struggle,' the Adjarian leader emphasized. 13. REPEAT MAJORITY ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN CHIATURATbilisi. 29 March’04, Caucasus Press. - Second round of majoritarian elections will be held in Chiatura district of Imereti region of Georgia. The CEC told CAUCASUS PRESS that none of the six candidates had managed to gain more than 50%. The two leaders, Tengiz Motsradze (Socialist Party) and Jason Chumburidze (National Movement) will stand for the second round of elections in about two weeks. 14. INVESTIGATION ON ELECTION IRREGULARITIESTbilisi. 29 March ’04, Inter-Press. - Kvemo Kartli Regional Prosecutor Mamuka Tsaava has issued an order to investigate election irregularities, revealed by NGO the Association of Young Lawyers of Georgia. Mamuka Tsaava told INTER-PRESS that the investigation started after public statements, made by Head of the Association Tinatin Khidasheli. The Prosecutor does not rule out the possibility of bringing some individuals to justice. Khidasheli demands revoke of the election results in several polling stations in Marneuli for a number of the election irregularities revealed there. 15. CHAIRMAN OF BOLNISI DISTRICT ELECTION COMMISSION REFUTES INFORMATION ABOUT MASS VIOLATIONS AT THE ELECTIONS IN THIS REGIONTbilisi, 29 March ’04, Prime-News. - Chairman of Bolnisi district election commission George Kvanchilashvili refutes information about mass violations at the parliamentary elections in this region on Sunday. As Kvanchilashvili told Prime-News, mainly false information on the election process in Bolnisi region was imparted on Sunday. According to him, the Central Election Commission sent representatives of the prosecutor's office to one of the polling stations for checking information about the fraud; however this news was not confirmed. According to him, these elections were held much better than the November 2 parliamentary elections. Chairman of Central election Commission Zurab Chiaberashvili declared on Sunday that Kvemo Kartli region still damages the image of polling in Georgia. As Zurab Chiaberashvili stated at the press conference on Sunday, voting cabins were not arranged at 41st and 47th polling stations as a result of which voters used to enter classrooms and realize electing process there. The CEC chairman appealed to the general prosecutor's office for investigating the issue of Bolnisi 30th polling station, where already marked bulletins were delivered to voters. Different non-governmental organizations also spread information on violations in Bolnisi. 16. SLIGHT ELECTION VIOLATIONS REPORTED IN SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETIAkhaltsikhe. 29 March ’04, Inter-Press. - The March 28 Parliamentary Elections were held with slight violations and under peaceful circumstances in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region. Chairman of the Precinct Election Commission of the Akhltsikhe region Davit Narimanashvili said that 16, 477 voters i.e. 65% cast ballots in the elections according to the preliminary data. 12, 540 voters among them voted for the National-Democrats party. Opposition parties except the Labor Party don't protest against the election results. Narimanashvili said that anybody willing to protest over the election results should express his claim in a civilized way. Fair Elections report that the parliamentary election violations are so insignificant that they can't impact on the election results. Deadline for submitting complaints to the Precinct Election Commission is 06:00 p.m. March 29. Not a single complaint has been submitted to the PEC so far. 1. INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS NOTED PROGRESS IN GEORGIAN ELECTIONSTbilisi. 29 March ’04, www.civil.ge - International Election Observation Mission in a statement of preliminary findings states that March 28 parliamentary elections in Georgia “demonstrated commendable progress in relation to previous elections.” Some 440 international observers from OSCE, European Parliament and Council of Europe monitored the partial rerun of parliamentary polls in Georgia. Statement over the preliminary findings issued by the international observers on March 29 also notes that continued intimidation and physical abuse against opposition supporters and journalists in Adjara, cast a shadow over the overall progress in the election process, its statement adds. “This poll was better organized and more democratic than previous ones," Matyas Eorsi, Head of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's delegation said. "Yet it almost resulted in a one-party parliament, which does reflect the will of the people, but cannot reflect the wide diversity of views indispensable for meaningful debates on Georgia's future. The Government has now received the political support it needed to introduce necessary reforms for the benefit of the whole of Georgia,” he added. Demetrio Volcic, Head of the Delegation of the European Parliament pointed out that “With the exception of Adjara, the media was able to express itself freely. International observers also stated that commendable efforts were made to improve the voters' lists. Although same-day voter registration was allowed this time, it should not be repeated in future elections. The continuing lack of a clear separation between state administration and political party structures, as well as the inability to ensure balanced composition of election commissions at all levels, should be addressed by the authorities. In general, Election Day was calm and peaceful and the election administration operated with overall efficiency. Observers claim that in Adjara, apparently there were less systematic irregularities, although isolated incidents have been reported. Once again, voter irregularities were particularly noticeable in Marneuli, Gardabani and Tkibuli, where observers reported cases of multiple voting and ballot stuffing, as well as suspiciously high turnout figures. 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