Opposition supporters in Georgia are planning to hold a protest in the country’s capital against the official results of a weekend parliamentary election in which the governing party was declared victorious amid voting irregularities and allegations of Russian meddling.

Georgia’s ruling Dream Party started to celebrate early after the country’s election commission announced that the party had managed to garner 53 per cent of votes after the majority of the ballots ha

Georgia’s pro-Western opposition parties have called for protests after refusing to accept results showing victory for the ruling party in a crucial election seen as a choice between a future with Europe or closer ties with Russia.