he appeals court will consider the lawsuits of "Unity - National Movement", "Strong Georgia" and GYLA, by which they requested the annulment of the results of the October 26 parliamentary elections, without the participation of the parties.

As Nona Kurdovanidze, the chairman of GYLA, told InterpressNews, this approach of the appeals court serves the following purpose - to prevent the court from causing any inconvenience during the consideration of the case and to decide the case without even listening to the parties.

In addition, according to her explanation, it is also worth noting that the court session can be held without an oral hearing, although this should be decided depending on the importance of the case itself. In this case, according to Kurdovanidze, consideration of this case without the participation of the parties is unacceptable, because the matter concerns the right of 90% of voters to vote.

"Today, we expected that the session would be recorded in the court and our positions would be heard, but as we were informed, today, at 16:00, the session will be held without the participation of the parties, that is, without an oral hearing. Of course, it is not in the best interests of justice because there is a very high public interest in this case, this case is about the electoral rights of 90 percent of the electorate, and we should have been given the opportunity to voice our arguments before the court, to examine the evidence, to instruct the judges on the appropriate on the evidence that is essential to the case. Also, we raised relevant arguments regarding the denial of various motions and those appeals were presented on appeal, as you know, the first instance denied the motions. Discussing this issue without the involvement of the parties in this way, of course, serves the purpose of not causing any inconvenience to the court during the consideration of the case and deciding the case in such a way that the parties are not even heard. Of course, we do not agree with this way of solving the case. Formally, it is possible to conduct the case without an oral hearing, but this should be decided taking into account the importance of the case, its content and public interests, which were not accepted by the court", said Nona Kurdovanidze.

To remind you, the Tbilisi City Court did not satisfy the lawsuits of "Unity - National Movement", "Strong Georgia" and GYLA, by which the parties demanded the annulment of the results of the October 26 parliamentary elections. The court combined all three lawsuits and considered them jointly, and announced the decision after 13 hours of deliberation. The parties stated at the session that there is much evidence in the form of photos and videos that the procedure of secret voting by the CEC was violated in the October 26 parliamentary elections.