Thursday, 13 November 2003

GEORGIAN ELECTIONS RESULTS INVALIDATED IN KUTAISI

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By empty (11/13/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

A district court in Kutaisi, Georgia\'s second-largest city, ruled on 13 November in response to appeals by the opposition Labor Party and Democratic Revival Union to annul the elections results for the city for both the proportional and majority vote. Burdjanadze was widely expected to win election from a Kutaisi constituency. As of 10 November, the vote had been declared invalid in 27 constituencies and repeat elections scheduled for 16 November.
A district court in Kutaisi, Georgia\'s second-largest city, ruled on 13 November in response to appeals by the opposition Labor Party and Democratic Revival Union to annul the elections results for the city for both the proportional and majority vote. Burdjanadze was widely expected to win election from a Kutaisi constituency. As of 10 November, the vote had been declared invalid in 27 constituencies and repeat elections scheduled for 16 November. A poll of 325 people summarized on 13 November in the newspaper \"Alia\" found that 79.4 percent believe new elections should be held. (Caucasus Press)
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