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You're listening to Newshound coming to you live from the BBC in central London.
I'm Julian Marshall and we begin today in Georgia.
That's the country which shares a border with Russia where the French born president Salome Zurabishvili has described Saturday's parliamentary election as a total falsification.
I do not recognize this election result.
This election cannot be recognized because it is the recognition of Russia's incursion, Georgia's subordination to Russia.
I did not come to this country for this.
Our ancestors did not live for this.
We will not tolerate this.
Nobody can take away Georgia's European future.
Well, the ruling Georgian Dream Party was declared the winner, but a grouping of opposition parties claim the poll was rigged.
The elections clearly matter to those who live in Georgia, but the outcome could also affect regional alliances.
Georgian Dream is seen as a party that would like to align the country more closely to Russia, whereas the opposition parties want stronger ties with the European Union.