The Tbilisi Court of Appeals dismissed all 3 complaints submitted by the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy [ISFED] over recount of invalid ballot papers in 15 polling stations in Gori municipality following the October 26 general elections.

The ruling overturned a decision by the Gori District Court earlier this week, which had authorised the recount of ballots.

The decision was reached after about 3 hours of deliberation by judges Ilona Todua, Tamar Oniani, and Nana Chichilashvili.

For the context, on November 4, the Gori court upheld the ISFED’s lawsuit regarding the recounting of invalid ballots in 15 precincts.