Following a day of consultations with opposition parties, Zourabichvili said during a briefing, “We witnessed something very unusual: this was a total falsification, a total stealing of votes, using all the tricks that can be used to falsify elections, and on top of that – the use of modern technologies to whitewash the elections.”

She accused Russia of conducting a "new type of hybrid warfare" aimed at undermining Georgia's democratic process, adding: “These were Russian elections, they stole the electoral institution from us, and they stole our constitutional right to vote, including from our emigrants.”

The President praised voters who supported Georgia's European path, saying“There were lots of you, you won in these elections, and no one has a right to take this European future away from us.”

Zourabichvili thanked international observers and media for their efforts but insisted that the number of electoral violations made it impossible to ensure a fair vote.

“Nothing can make these elections legitimate,” she said, calling for citizens to gather on Rustaveli Avenue on October 28 to protest. “We will not accept this new form of subjugation by Russia,” she vowed.

Meanwhile, former President Mikheil Saakashvili, who is serving a prison sentence for abuse of power – a charge he claims is politically motivated – also rejected the election results.

He called on opposition parties to boycott parliament, saying: “This is not a time for self-recrimination because we were deceived. It is time for major protest actions to show the world that we are fighting for freedom.”

Saakashvili’s United National Movement and the opposition Coalition for Change echoed his call, pledging to relinquish their seats in protest.

In response, Mamuka Mdinaradze, a senior figure in the ruling Georgian Dream party, said that if the opposition stays out of parliament, it would create a “normal working environment” without “sabotage.”