Will you trust the OSCE election monitors?
Thursday, April 10
“It will be quite difficult to trust them. Yes, I understand they have some international credibility, but this is Georgia.”
Makhvala, teacher, 52
“Yes, it will give us more reason to be hopeful that the elections will not be rigged. But then again, we’ve had plenty of international organizations monitoring elections here, and has it ever had an effect? No, never!”
Tornike, driver, 33
“I won’t trust anyone, as there are a lot of ways to rig a vote. The ruling party has no way to win, and they’ll do their best to falsify the results.”
Anano, bank interviewer, 27
“I trust them, after their final report on the presidential election where all the violations were spelled out. I hope they’ll be objective and do the same after the parliamentary elections.”
Zaza, lecturer, 37
“I think whether or not they’re here has no affect on the results of the actual election. Sure, they released some findings last time, but nothing changed. [Mikheil] Saakashvili is still our president.”
Nana, engineer, 56
“I have no reason to trust them.”
Rati, student, 20
“I will trust them—I think the OSCE can be trusted.”
Maia, manager, 25
“No, I don’t trust any observers. These elections will be rigged just like the last ones.”
Merabi, temporarily unemployed, 45
“Yes, I probably will.”
Nata, accountant, 37
Makhvala, teacher, 52
“Yes, it will give us more reason to be hopeful that the elections will not be rigged. But then again, we’ve had plenty of international organizations monitoring elections here, and has it ever had an effect? No, never!”
Tornike, driver, 33
“I won’t trust anyone, as there are a lot of ways to rig a vote. The ruling party has no way to win, and they’ll do their best to falsify the results.”
Anano, bank interviewer, 27
“I trust them, after their final report on the presidential election where all the violations were spelled out. I hope they’ll be objective and do the same after the parliamentary elections.”
Zaza, lecturer, 37
“I think whether or not they’re here has no affect on the results of the actual election. Sure, they released some findings last time, but nothing changed. [Mikheil] Saakashvili is still our president.”
Nana, engineer, 56
“I have no reason to trust them.”
Rati, student, 20
“I will trust them—I think the OSCE can be trusted.”
Maia, manager, 25
“No, I don’t trust any observers. These elections will be rigged just like the last ones.”
Merabi, temporarily unemployed, 45
“Yes, I probably will.”
Nata, accountant, 37