By IRNA,
Berlin : German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Jaeger welcomed Georgia’s parliamentary elections as what he termed as an “important step towards a democratic society.”
Talking to the press, Jaeger said the parliamentary poll was mostly predominately fair.”
Pointing to massive deficiencies during January’s presidential election in Georgia, the
German official added that election monitors had certified substantial improvements in the organization and vote count of this election.
However, Jaeger made clear that these elections were also “not free of any shortcomings.”
President Mikhail Saakashvili’s party defended its two-thirds majority in the parliamentary elections, confirming the Georgian leader’s grip on power after his controversial victory in January in run-off elections.
With over 90 percent of the ballots counted Friday, Georgia’s ruling party the United National Movement secured 59.9 percent of the vote while the United Opposition party lagged behind with only 17.65 percent, announced the Georgian Central Election Commission Friday.
Several Georgian opposition parties have already criticized the parliamentary poll as unfair.