2024 Parliamentary Elections - Stolen Choice

This document exposes how GD transformed democratic institutions into instruments of electoral manipulation, employing tactics that ranged from subtle legal adjustments and media control to overt voter intimidation and surveillance. The party leveraged fear, nationalism, and anti-Western propaganda to recast electoral choice as a stark, existential contest between national survival and foreign control.

Georgia is not the first country to follow this dangerous path. The blueprint, born in the Kremlin and haunting several European countries like a ghost, has become all too familiar:

• concentrating power
• controlling media to shape public opinion
• labeling critics as foreign agents
• using patriotism to silence questions and criticism

These are not mistakes that democracies make by accident, but intentional strategies adopted by modern autocrats.

The repercussions of these manipulated elections resonate far beyond Georgia’s borders. At stake is not merely the future of one country, but the credibility of democratic governance in a geopolitically vital region. Georgia’s fate will signal either a reaffirmation of democratic resilience or a troubling acceptance of electoral autocracy, setting a dangerous precedent for neighboring states caught between European aspirations and authoritarian influences.

This report is a call to action for international observers, EU policymakers, and democratic allies worldwide. If the global community is serious about defending democratic ideals, then confronting the theft of Georgia’s democracy is not optional but essential. The choice made now will have mirror effect through the region, shaping the broader struggle between democratic openness and authoritarian repression.