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EU chief says Georgians have ‘right to know what happened’ in disputed vote

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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Monday called for an independent probe into “irregularities” in Georgia’s weekend election, insisting that Georgians had a “right to know what happened”.

“For so many years now, the people of Georgia have been striving and fighting for democracy. They have a right to know what happened this weekend. And they have a right to see that electoral irregularities are investigated swiftly, transparently and independently,” von der Leyen said in a speech at the College of Europe in the Belgian city of Bruges.

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