Georgian opposition calls for more protests as exit pollster says official result 'impossible'

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Georgia's opposition parties hold a rally to protest and dispute the result of a recent parliamentary election won by the ruling Georgian Dream party, in Tbilisi, Georgia October 28, 2024. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo

TBILISI (Reuters) -Three Georgian opposition parties who allege last weekend's election was rigged called for streets protests next Monday as an exit pollster said the official result, which gave victory to the ruling Georgian Dream party, was "statistically impossible".

Global market research and data firm HarrisX, which carried out an exit poll for Georgia's weekend parliamentary election, said on Thursday that its analysis showed discrepancies in the results reported by the Central Election Commission (CEC) that could not be statistically explained and pointed to possible voting irregularities.