Georgia elections ‘stolen by Putin’s puppet government’

Vladimir Putin was later accused of helping steal power in Georgia through the back door elections spoiled through vote buying, ballot stuffing and violence.

Russia is said to have become involved in the matter for the second time this week meddling in voting in a Western-oriented country The European Parliament elections in Moldova were highly skewed.

Various international observers raised concerns about widespread voting irregularities in Georgia, which appeared to give the ruling pro-Russian Georgian Dream party an advantage even though polls showed the opposite.

“The picture emerging from Georgia is clear – yesterday’s elections it was stolen by Putin’s puppet government in Tbilisi,” Boris Johnson said on Sunday as video evidence of voting interference emerged.

“I support the people of Georgia who defend their freedom, their rights and their future,” he added.

Alicia Kearns, the shadow foreign secretary, said in a post: “The people of Georgia deserve free and fair elections.”

Salome Zourabichvili, Georgian presidentshe later added that she did not recognize the results, described the vote as a “Russian special operation” and called for protests.