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Georgian analysts described the vote as "the messiest and most chaotic election" the country has ever had. "The government did everything to make this election chaotic. I think there were also (those in) government (who) did not want this election to be orderly because they knew they would lose it,"
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was among tens of thousands who were denied the right to vote. His name, along with names of many thousands across the country, was missing from the voter list prepared by the Georgian government. Entire neighborhoods were mysteriously removed from the voter list in the areas where opposition was
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conducted by an American company, Global Strategy, which showed that the opposition had won by a large margin, with the National Movement coming first with 20% and the government block polling only 14% of the vote.
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began coming in shortly after the polling stations opened. The biggest problem, however, was the voter lists prepared by the Georgian government.
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However, the results were annulled by the Georgia Supreme Court after the
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said Ghia Nodia of the Caucasus Institute for Democracy and Development.
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and large public protests which led to the resignation of Shevardnadze.
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Georgian Supreme Court Rejects Shevardnadze Poll Results
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Supporting the allegations of electoral fraud were also
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National-State Political Union of Georgia "Mdzleveli"
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on 25 November, following allegations of widespread
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Index

Georgia (country)
1999
2004
Parliament
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For a New Georgia
Eduard Shevardnadze
DAK
Aslan Abashidze
UNM
Mikheil Saakashvili
SLP
Shalva Natelashvili
Burjanadze-Democrats
Nino Burjanadze
New Rights
David Gamkrelidze
MGS
NMD
Independents
Chairwoman of Parliament
Nino Burjanadze
Nino Burjanadze
Burjanadze-Democrats
Nino Burjanadze
Burjanadze-Democrats
Nino Burjanadze
Politics of Georgia

Constitution

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