More than 200 short-term observers are monitoring elections under the auspices of the OSCE Office for Human Rights. ODIHR preliminary estimates will be announced tomorrow morning, the ODIHR Head told reporters.
He said 16 experts are represented in the main group of the mission. In addition, 28 long-term observers had been observing the pre-election process.
According to the ODIHR Head Janes Lenarcic, the ODIHR preliminary report includes all issues - registration of candidates, legislation, media and funding.
He said more than 200 short-term observers and representatives of various parliamentary assemblies are monitoring elections today. Namely, these are members of the council of Europe, the European Parliament and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
“Regardless of the fact of what kind of a political maxim the Georgian people may have, today Georgia is a clear example of a democratic state throughout the post-Soviet space; this country has shown the whole world how a government can be overthrown via peaceful elections, without confrontations or carnage”, announced Joao Soares, the OSCE parliamentary Assembly representative, who was invited to Georgia to observe the election process. Soares, along with colleagues, attended the election process at No 22 polling station and underscored that no violation of law has been detected at the polling station thus far.
One more OSCE parliamentary Assembly representative, Finland’s Foreign Minister, Ilkka Kanerva also made a comment upon the ongoing elections and underscored that the transparency of these elections is of truly vital importance for the country’s well-being.

By Natia Inauri