On November 2, TV Pirveli aired journalistic investigation into the largest Election observer mission, a family-run “independent” mission under the umbrella of two GONGOs, acting in coordination with the Georgian Dream and being part of the election manipulation. Some members of the mission were part of semi-criminal groups, street thugs who stood by the entrance of polling stations intimidating and physically assaulting voters. Some observers accompanied voters to the booth and supervised them. According to TV Pirveli, dozens of public servants, local authorities, including a district governor from Tbilisi, were accredited as the observers. The head of the mission was not able to identify neither the sources of funding nor the specifics of observers’ recruitment or election observation training.
Georgian Dream’s Secret Network to Control Elections
Georgian Dream’s call centers confirming the payment of 150 GEL in exchange to their work on the Election Day.
