Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Saakashvili using state budget to secure election victory

Eka Gigauri, head Transparency International Georgia, presented a new report which points out that there is a risk of President Saakashvili's government secretly spending money from the state budget for campaigning purposes. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A new report warns that the government may be using money from the state budget to affect the outcome of the election.

”The state budget is less defined. So there is a risk that the ruling party will use it for its own interests,” explained Eka Gigauri,

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New web portal to map out election violations in Georgia

“The reported information will be checked and only after this will it appear on website,” said Nino Lomjaria, head of ISFED. (FB.)

A new portal in Georgia has been created to let people report violations during the election period.

The website is called the Multi-NGO Elections Portal, and aims at collecting information about alleged violations and incident throughout the election period.

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