With this resolution, the OSCE has practically put an end to the authority of its own, the OSCE/ODIHR observation mission. They talk about election fraud when they have no evidence of this. They also talk about political prisoners, although they know for sure that these people, regardless of their political status, have committed specific crimes, - this is how the First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, Gia Volski, responded to the “Hague Declaration” adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, which also includes a critical resolution on Georgia.

According to him, “the fact is that behind this lies a certain political interest of a small group, although this group determines the results of the vote.”

“The fact is that the OSCE structure positively characterized the elections held in Georgia and gave positive assessments. All commissions have assessed the activities of the Central Election Commission very positively.

Transferring the elections to an electronic system is a step that practically excludes any fraud. None of the facts of fraud that Salome Zurabishvili or others spoke about have been confirmed. There were thousands of observers and none of them say that the elections were fraudulent. With this resolution, the OSCE practically put an end to the authority of its own OSCE/ODIHR observation mission. They talk about election fraud when they have no facts about it. They also talk about political prisoners, although they know for sure that these people, regardless of their political status, have committed specific crimes. They know for sure that were was not a peaceful rally on Rustaveli Avenue, because they were throwing “Molotov cocktails”. They also know the assessments that authoritative organizations have made regarding Georgia - that the country is at a high level in all indicators, but they still make the resolution in this way. The fact is that behind this lies a certain political interest that a small group has, although this group determines the outcome of the vote. When only 38 out of more than 230 people support a certain change in the resolution, the appropriate conclusions should be drawn from this.

When the resolution is put to the vote, there are many other points that our delegation would be happy to support, however, because of the small change that this small group proposed, we could not support the document. This is injustice to the country, and we cannot support injustice in any way. Everyone knows very well that electronic elections, in fact, are not falsified”, said Volski.

For information, the Georgian delegation, as a sign of protest, refused to participate in the vote on the “Hague Declaration” at the plenary session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The corresponding statement was made by Nikoloz Samkharadze, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Georgian Parliament, before the vote. The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly responded to Nikoloz Samkharadze’s remark and stated that leaving empty seats in the parliament is always the worst option, because democracy is, first and foremost, a joint attempt to resolve the conflict.

It is noteworthy that a few minutes after the Georgian delegation left the session, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopted the “Hague Declaration,” which includes a resolution on Georgia. The resolution, “Protecting the Integrity of Elections and Fundamental Freedoms in Georgia,” is sponsored by American Congressman Joe Wilson.