“One year after the October 26 elections, the campaign to discredit these elections and the election administration continues, alongside attempts to artificially bolster the narrative that the elections were allegedly rigged,” the Central Election Commission (CEC) said in a statement.
According to the statement, some politically motivated individuals are endeavouring to create the impression within society that the elections were manipulated by disseminating distorted facts.
“Furthermore, certain politically interested parties are attempting to imbue this date with symbolic significance, building their political activities around it. By spreading falsehoods, they aim to create the perception that the elections were manipulated. This is particularly notable given that, over the course of the year, none of these interested parties, who are now raising allegations of electoral fraud, have been able to present any evidence, including to the prosecutor’s office or the courts, that could substantiate even the most basic claims of ‘fraud.’
Out of a total of 53,210 members across the 3,111 Precinct Election Commissions established for the 2024 parliamentary elections, 25,261 were appointed by nine authorised parties. To be more specific, eight out of each commission’s 17 members were appointed in accordance with the opposition party quota, which ensured a balanced decision-making process and multi-party oversight.
It is noteworthy that only nine members expressed a different opinion in the summary protocols compiled on election day. Similarly, the vast majority of commission members signed the summary protocols, clearly indicating that no significant violations were observed during the election. It is also important to emphasise that tens of thousands of local and international observers, media representatives, and political party representatives have monitored the process.
On Election Day, the conduct of the election process at most polling stations was positively assessed by the OSCE/ODIHR, whose conclusion emphasised that 99% of the electronic voting machines functioned correctly, and the results produced by the vote-counting machines matched those obtained through manual counting.
The transparency policy of the election administration, as well as the various activities it has undertaken, have been positively recognised.
The conclusion also presents certain concerns and offers recommendations on several issues related to the electoral process. These concerns are typical of standard electoral practice and do not, in any way, serve as a basis for questioning the legitimacy of the elections, particularly since the conclusion makes no mention of electoral fraud.
Furthermore, the final assessment by OSCE/ODIHR notes that Election Day was generally well organised in terms of procedures and proceeded smoothly. This assessment provides the most significant confirmation that no major violations were observed during the voting process.
Procedural organisation encompasses all actions directly related to the administration of Election Day, including opening and closing polling stations, managing the voting procedures, ensuring voter secrecy, verifying voter identity, counting votes, and summarising results,” the statement indicates.
The Central Election Commission also states that when the international observation mission remarks that the process was well organised from a procedural perspective, this indicates that the technical and legal procedures were correctly and properly executed.
“In such circumstances, claims of ‘substantial violations’ cannot be justified from the outset, as it is precisely procedural accuracy that underpins the credibility of the elections and the legitimacy of the results.
Therefore, this assessment by OSCE/ODIHR reaffirms that the October 26, 2024, elections were conducted in an organised, transparent manner and in full accordance with international standards, effectively ruling out even the theoretical possibility of any form of fraud.
At the same time, despite some local observation organisations continuing to make loud claims about election fraud, they have yet to present any so-called evidence of such fraud.
Thus, it is evident that the issue of “fraud” is an attempt to deliberately distort reality and to falsify it. This campaign aims to sow distrust and create false perceptions within society, with the intention of directly or indirectly discrediting the election administration and its members.
Furthermore, the local government elections held on October 4, 2025, effectively confirmed that the administration of the 2024 parliamentary elections was conducted to a highly professional standard.
In the aftermath of the 2024 parliamentary elections, the well-managed electoral process was deliberately overshadowed by baseless accusations and misinformation. However, during the 2025 local government elections, when there was relatively less political interest in branding the elections as undemocratic, the public had the opportunity to witness firsthand how elections are organised in accordance with modern standards in Georgia. It was a process that was fair, transparent, secure, technically precise, and legally protected, one that excludes any possibility of manipulation,” the statement concludes.
