An incident occurred at polling station 23 in Baghdati’s 52nd district. A young man damaged electoral equipment upon entering the station. Two of three verification devices were rendered inoperable, leaving only one registration device functional for current operations.

Both vote-counting machines were damaged. However, after district representatives arrived on site, they managed to repair them, and the voting process is now continuing under their supervision.

According to witnesses at the scene, the man used profane language when referring to Georgian Dream party voters and supporters.

Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Giorgi Kalandarishvili responded to the accident, having noted that the election commission ensured that voting continued uninterrupted using alternative devices.

“I want to address the incident at Baghdati polling station 23, where a voter, who appeared to be in an agitated psychological and emotional state, damaged several verification devices to such an extent that it became impossible to continue the process using these machines. Taking into account appropriate risk management protocols, the commission ensured that voting continued smoothly at the polling station using alternative devices,” stated Giorgi Kalandarishvili.