Georgia's pro-Western opposition - which got only 10% of the vote - refuses to accept election defeat | 27 Oct 2024 | Leaders of several opposition parties in Georgia have said they will not recognize the results of the weekend's national parliamentary vote. According to the official results, the ruling Georgian Dream party received almost 54% of the vote, while various opposition forces attracted between 11% and 3%. Georgian Dream party chairman Mamuka Mdinaradze has claimed the party is likely to win at least 90 of the national chamber's 150 seats, up from the 74 it won in the last election. The party will then be able to form the next government since a simple 76-strong majority is needed in Georgia to pick the next prime minister and cabinet. Tina Bokuchava, who heads the pro-Western Unity-National Movement (UNM) [CIA-backed] party, has accused the nation's central election committee of doing Georgian Dream's bidding and of "stealing the European future" of Georgia. According to official results, the UNM received just over 10% of the votes. Bokuchava still maintained that her party would "fight like never before for the return of our European future and will not come to terms with the stolen election results."