GYLA observers have recorded about 300 cases of bad practices in total for this stage. Of these, 44 violations were described on the perimeter of the election precinct, 51 notes were recorded in the record book, 37 were written in the precinct election commission, and 21 complaints were made against the name of the district election commission.

According to the report, GYLA observed several cases of physical confrontations and disputes, which contain signs of a number of crimes under the Criminal Code, including, possibly, obstruction of the will in elections;

GYLA notes that according to the data available by 21:00, the election process took place again in the background of significant violations.

GYLA, within the framework of monitoring the voting day of the 2024 parliamentary elections, will inform you of the information available as of 9:00 p.m.

Based on the facts provided by GYLA observers, we present the data on the closing of the polling stations and the start of the vote counting procedure, as well as the trends that were revealed in the polling stations and their perimeters in the afternoon of the voting day.

According to the data available as of 21:00, the election process was again conducted against the background of significant violations. The mission from 15:00 to 20:00 revealed the facts of violation of the secrecy of the voice, physical violence and threats, interference with activities of observers and journalists, agitation, as well as shortcomings related to the use of electronic technologies.

GYLA observers have recorded about 300 cases of bad practices in total for this stage. Of these, 44 violations were described on the perimeter of the election precinct, 51 notes were recorded in the record book, 37 were written in the Precinct Election Commission, and 21 complaints were made in the name of the District Election Commission.

Within the precincts and in the perimeter of 100 meters from the precincts, the registration of voters continued and the gathering of a large number of citizens.The negative attitude towards GYLA observers did not stop throughout the day. GYLA employee/observer Giorgi Gotsiridze was attacked and physically assaulted by a member of the commission in the 4th precinct of Marneuli, and outside the precinct by an unknown person. When reporting the violations in the area, Giorgi Gotsiridze was threatened with physical violence. We call on the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia to respond to the fact immediately.

In addition, throughout the day, there was aggression and a hostile environment towards media representatives from the violent groups mobilized at the polling stations and members of the polling station. The facts of insults, interference in professional activities and physical violence were revealed, on which GYLA issued a separate statement.

GYLA also registered several cases of physical confrontations and disputes, which contain signs of a number of crimes provided for by the Criminal Code, including, perhaps, obstruction of the manifestation of the will in the elections; violence or threat of violence in the polling building, the location of the election commission or in the surrounding area, or during the pre-election agitation or pre-election campaign event; influencing the voter's will and/or violating the secrecy of the electoral vote; Illegally obstructing a journalist in his professional activities.

GYLA will present the final summary of the election day to the public tomorrow at 11:00.

GYLA is monitoring the parliamentary elections of October 26, 2024 in 55 municipalities, 64 electoral districts and 15 foreign countries through 650 observers. GYLA election mission covers more than 1500 polling stations, which is about half of the total polling stations.

GYLA is represented by both static and mobile observers at the polling station. They monitor the election process from the moment the precincts are opened and will remain in the precincts until the summary protocols of the voting results are drawn up. Also, observers of 30 districts of GYLA in the respective districts will observe the procedures of receiving documents from different districts in the districts throughout the night. In addition, the GYLA mission will study the summary protocols of all 3111 districts, which include both the districts in the territory of Georgia and those outside its borders.