Georgian Parliamentary Elections: IRI Observation Mission Features Prominently in Local Media
On October 5, the International Republican Institute (IRI) deployed an international election observation mission to monitor Georgia’s parliamentary elections on October 8. The delegation of short-term observers joined six teams of long-term observers who had been in place around the country since August 1. IRI released a preliminary statement on October 9 which concluded that the elections were “mostly calm and peaceful” and “appeared to reflect the will of the Georgian people.”
The following is a selection of local media coverage of IRI’s observation mission:
Television
Voice of America
Interview with IRI President Ambassador Mark Green, October 16
GPB-Moambe
Interview with Regional Director for Eurasia Stephen Nix, October 8
Imedi-Kronika
Interview with Mark Green, October 8
Rustavi 2-Kurieri
Live coverage of IRI press conference, October 9
Online publications
Interpressnews.ge, October 4
Newpost.ge, October 6
Kvira.ge, October 9
Ghn.ge, October 9
Ipress.ge, October 9
Georgia Today, October 11
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