There is not even a democratic, but rather a hybrid regime, leaning towards autocracy, where OSCE/ODIHR does not observe the elections. Such a statement made today Tazo Datunashvili, a member of the Lelo party.

"This happens only in severe autocracies. We have entered this phase. The country faces a serious problem which becomes acute in seconds, minutes and hours.

We should remove this malicious regime from this country because this has to do with not only Georgian democracy but also our statehood and daily life. We might not be able to exist at all and end up living in some big open-air prison", - added Tazo Datunashvili.

The British Embassy in Tbilisi called on the Georgian government to extend an invitation to ODIHR/OSCE to observe October`s municipal elections. As the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze said, according to the standard practice, "the mission is invited to observe the parliamentary elections, though there are cases when the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission is invited to monitor local elections as an exception".