Pro-Putin oligarch claims win in Georgia amid vote-rigging allegations

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53% : If Georgian Dream's win is confirmed, it will have a parliamentary majority which will stoke fears about the country's bid for EU membership.
52% : Nika Melia, a leader of the Coalition for Change, speaks to the media at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia October 26, 2024 From left: Georgian national, EU and Ukrainian national flags hangs at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 Georgian people cast their ballots during parliamentary elections, at a polling station in Tbilisi, Georgia, 26 October 2024 A Georgian woman casts her ballot in Tbilisi, Georgia, 26 October 2024 Still, that did not stop Ivanishvili from painting a grotesque image of the West where 'orgies are taking place right in the streets' in a recent TV interview.
51% : But with 80 per cent of the population supporting EU membership, the government has had to be careful not to antagonize Brussels while deepening relations with Moscow.
46% : At the EU summit last week, EU leaders said they have 'serious concerns regarding the course of action taken by the Georgian government.'
34% : Read More Kremlin tries to discredit Moldova's referendum to join EU amid pro-West result Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Tbilisi's relations with the West have taken a sharp downward turn.

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