On Monday 29 October evening, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service hailed the holding of the first round of presidential elections in Georgia the previous day(see EUROPE 12127).
In a press release, the spokesperson picked up on the preliminary conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission, which said the elections were "competitive and professionally administered", giving Georgian voters a genuine voice.
However, "some shortcomings were noted throughout the...