• On September 19, on Baramia Street in Zugdidi, representatives of the “National Movement”, including the member of parliament Ana Tsitlidze, were conducting an election campaign when they were attacked by several dozen people who, according to Ana Tsitlidze, were members of the “Georgian Dream” headquarters. In the video footage released by “TV Pirveli”, the attackers can be seen to physically and verbally abuse officials of the “National Movement”, including Ana Tsitlidze. Due to the attack, the “National Movement” election event could not continue and failed.

To ensure that elections are conducted in a peaceful and fair environment, all political parties must be given the opportunity to conduct pre-election campaigns in a safe environment. To prevent the incident from inciting violence against opposition party supporters and interfering with election campaigns, the attackers must be identified and a timely, thorough, and impartial investigation conducted.