Shalva Papuashvili: The US President knows best what the true objectives of certain observer missions are; for instance, the PACE mission and the European Parliament mission arrived in Georgia with the aim of causing destabilization
"This demonstrates once again that there is a crisis of confidence regarding international organizations and institutions; this decision is ultimately a reflection of that general mistrust," stated Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, commenting on the decision by US President Donald Trump's administration not to invite an OSCE observer mission to the US midterm elections.
According to him, observer missions are increasingly being used to instigate destabilization in countries following elections.
"This demonstrates once again that there is a crisis of confidence regarding international organizations and institutions. As for election observation missions, we see them increasingly being used to destabilize countries following elections. Georgia is a prime example of this; parliamentary missions from the Council of Europe and the European Parliament arrived with the explicit aim of destabilizing the country and sowing disorder. We know—based on facts—that these two delegations pressured the OSCE delegation to alter their initial findings.
The US President is well aware of the true agendas often pursued by certain observation missions. Ultimately, this decision reflects that prevailing sense of mistrust," stated Shalva Papuashvili.
Notably, the Trump administration did not invite the OSCE to monitor the U.S. midterm elections. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, responded to this decision, noting that the Trump administration's decision not to invite international observers to the United States stands in stark contrast to the spirit of freedom, democracy, and transparency that defines our elections. The senator's statement highlights that this marks the first time in over two decades that the U.S. government has not invited the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) to observe the midterm elections.
The U.S. midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
