One year after the October 26 elections, the campaign to discredit the elections and the election administration continues, along with attempts to artificially reinforce the narrative of alleged election fraud, reads the statement, issued by the Central Election Commission.

"Moreover, certain politically charged actors are attempting to assign a symbolic significance to this date, to build their political activities around it, and, through the dissemination of distorted facts, to cultivate a public perception that the elections were manipulated. This is taking place against the backdrop of the fact that, throughout the entire year, none of the interested parties who now speak of alleged election fraud have been able to present any evidence - including before the Prosecutor`s Office or the courts - that would even minimally substantiate the allegations of "fraud".

We wish to remind the public that, out of the 53,210 members of the 3,111 Precinct Election Commissions established for the 2024 Parliamentary Elections, 25,261 were appointed by the nine political parties authorized to do so. To be even more specific, out of the 17 members of each commission, 8 were appointed under the quota of so-called opposition parties, which ensured balanced decision-making and multiparty oversight of the process. It is noteworthy that, on Election Day, only nine of them recorded a dissenting opinion in the summary protocols. Likewise, the summary protocols were signed by an overwhelming majority of commission members, which clearly indicates that no significant violations were observed on Election Day. It is also noteworthy that the process was monitored by tens of thousands of local and international observers, as well as representatives of the media and political parties.

On Election Day, the conduct of the electoral process in the overwhelming majority of polling stations was assessed positively by the OSCE/ODIHR. The mission’s report emphasized that 99% of electronic voting devices functioned properly, and the results produced by the vote-counting machines corresponded with those obtained through manual counting. The transparency policy of the election administration and a number of activities implemented by it were assessed positively. The report expressed certain concerns and provided recommendations regarding several aspects of the electoral process, which is characteristic of electoral practice and in no case constitutes grounds for questioning the legitimacy of the elections - particularly given that the report makes no reference to election fraud.

Moreover, the OSCE/ODIHR final report stated that Election Day was generally procedurally well-organized and administered in an orderly manner. This assessment serves as compelling evidence that no substantial violations were observed on Election Day. Procedural organization encompasses all actions directly related to the administration of Election Day - including the opening and closing of polling stations, the management of the voting process, the safeguarding of ballot secrecy, the identification of voters, the counting of votes, and the compilation of results.

Accordingly, when an international election observation mission notes that the process was well organized from a procedural standpoint, this signifies that the technical and legal procedures were carried out correctly and efficiently. Under such conditions, any claims of "substantial violations" cannot be substantiated from the outset, as it is precisely procedural accuracy that determines the credibility of the elections and the legitimacy of the results.

Thus, this assessment by the OSCE/ODIHR once again confirms that the October 26, 2024 elections were conducted in an organized and transparent manner, fully in compliance with international standards, thereby excluding even the theoretical possibility of any type of fraud.

At the same time, although several local election observation organizations continue to make high-profile claims of fraud, they have been unable to present any evidence of so-called fraudulent acts.

Thus, it is evident that the issue of "fraud" represents a deliberate attempt to distort reality - specifically, a campaign aimed at sowing public distrust, shaping misperceptions, and directly or indirectly discrediting the election administration and its members.

Moreover, the October 4, 2025 local self-government elections effectively confirmed that the administration of the 2024 parliamentary elections was conducted according to high professional standards. In the period following the 2024 parliamentary elections, a successfully administered electoral process was deliberately overshadowed by unfounded allegations and information manipulation. During the 2025 local self-government elections, however, when there was comparatively less political interest in declaring the elections undemocratic, the public had the opportunity to observe firsthand how elections organized in Georgia according to modern standards were conducted - a process that was orderly, transparent, secure, technically precise, and legally safeguarded, thereby excluding any possibility of manipulation".