Georgian election result makes no statistical sense, say Western pollsters

Their reports come in the wake of widespread violations highlighted by election monitors.

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The reports by HarrisX and Edison Research came in the wake of widespread violations highlighted by election monitors in last Saturday's vote in the South Caucasus state.

The assessments by Edison Research and HarrisX will bolster the case made by opposition parties and the Georgian president, who have condemned the vote as rigged and stolen.

But the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party insists the election was free and fair, although it acknowledges irregularities in "just a couple" of polling stations.

Edison Research said the 13-point difference between its own estimate and the 54% majority given to GD could not be explained by normal statistical margins and "suggests local-level manipulation of the vote".

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