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Eurasianet (21 November 2024)

Giorgi Lomsadze

Georgia’s top election official, Giorgi Kalandarishvili, was about to put his signature on the final results of the nation’s recent parliamentary vote, when a dissenting colleague walked across the hall and splashed black paint in his face.

“You are a black stain, that’s what you are,” said Davit Kirtadze, political opposition’s representative on the Central Election Commission, as he opened a disposable coffee cup and threw paint at Kalandarishvili, the commission’s chairman.

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