Georgian elections involved 'Armenian carousel', president says
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili says that Saturday’s parliamentary elections in the country involved an "Armenian carousel".
Zurabishvili referred to voters casting multiple ballots at different polling stations as she gave an interview to the Associated Press.
“We call it here an “Armenian carousel”. It might be called a "Georgian carousel" in Armenia,” she clarified.
Zurabishvili stated that some time before the elections, socially vulnerable people had their ID cards taken away for various reasons.
"They have been used for the same person to vote up to 17 times with one ID and various electronic equipments. They had a great number of ID cards or ID numbers in their hands,” the president added.
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