COPENHAGEN, 26 September, 2016 – Guglielmo Picchi (MP, Italy), Head of the OSCE PA observer mission to the 8 October parliamentary elections in Georgia, today issued the following statement:

“Two days ago upon leaving Tbilisi I said that everyone we met welcomed the strong atmospheric change since the 2012 elections. One political party has since raised concerns and has objected to my characterisation of our meetings, reminding of the concerns they raised. I would not want to inaccurately reflect the opinion of all those we met with. However, it remains true that the overwhelming majority of our interlocutors noted the atmospheric change since 2012.”

The full text of the 24 September statement can be found here.