At an informal summit on November 8 in Budapest, the state and the heads of government of the European Union will assess the situation in Georgia after the elections and determine the next steps in relations with Tbilisi. This was stated by the head of the European Council Charles Michel.
„After the parliamentary elections in Georgia, I intend to include Georgia in the agenda of the informal EU summit in Budapest. The EU summit in November will assess the situation and determine the next steps in our relations with Georgia”, he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
According to him, the EU “takes into account the preliminary assessment of the OSCE/ODIHR and calls on the Central Election Commission and other relevant bodies to fulfill their obligation to quickly, transparently and independently investigate and review election violations." “We reiterate the EU's call on Georgia's leadership to demonstrate its strong commitment to the country's path to the EU, also in line with the conclusions of the EU summit in June and October. Constructive and inclusive dialogue across the political spectrum is now paramount”, he added.
On October 26, parliamentary elections were held in Georgia. These were the first elections in the country with electronic ballot boxes. According to the counting of votes from 99.64% of the polling stations, Georgian Dream has 54.08%, she wins and has the right to single-handedly form the government. Four opposition parties overcame the five percent barrier - Coalition for Change - 10.92%, party "Unity - national movement" - 10.12%, "Strong Georgia" - 8.78%, the party "Gakharia for Georgia" - 7.76%. All refuse to recognize the election results. Voter turnout was 58.94%.