8 Georgian political parties announce boycott of October local elections

8 Georgian political parties says they view local elections as 'legitimizing illegal regime'

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) - Eight political parties in Georgia on Tuesday announced their boycott of local elections this October.

The political parties Freedom Square, European Georgia, United National Movement, Strategy Agmashenebeli, Akhali, Girchi - More Freedom, Droa, and the Federalists said that they view the local elections as "legitimizing an illegal regime," in a statement posted on Georgian broadcaster 1TV.

The political forces pledged to continue their "resistance efforts towards eliminating the oligarchic system."

In May 2024, massive protests erupted across Georgia due to a "foreign agents" law.

Both the EU and US criticized the actions taken by Georgian authorities. At that time, the ruling party, Georgian Dream, accused the West of financing a revolutionary scenario in Georgia.

Protests continued into last fall, sparked by the victory of Georgian Dream in parliamentary elections, which the opposition branded fraudulent.

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