OSCE election observers said Monday that Georgia’s presidential poll — which saw an ally of billionaire Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili replacing outgoing Mikheil Saakashvili after a decade in power — was “positive and transparent”, AFP reported.
“In a positive and transparent election, the Georgian people have confirmed last year’s historic transfer of power,” Joao Soares, a senior member of the OSCE mission, said in a statement.
It said Sunday’s election in the ex-Soviet state was well-run and “took place in an amicable and constructive environment
