This is reported by Echo of the Caucasus.
The head of parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, explained this decision by stating that the opening of the session "should be celebrated only by the Georgian people."
"The participation of ambassadors in this process is not important; it is a matter for the state. This is a celebration for the Georgian people, and only the Georgian people should celebrate the first session of their parliament," says Papuashvili.
The first meeting of the Georgian parliament will take place on November 25. According to the speaker of parliament, the first item on the agenda will be the recognition of the legislative body's powers.
The inaugural session of the newly elected parliament will be conducted by its oldest member, Lado Kahadze.
Most of Georgia's international partners did not congratulate "Georgian Dream" on their electoral victory, demanding an investigation into violations during the voting process. The results of the elections are also not recognized by the President of Georgia and the opposition.
On October 26, elections were held in Georgia for the national parliament. According to the counting results, the "Georgian Dream" party emerged victorious, having been in power until now. However, just the day before, opposition political forces in Georgia declared that they would not recognize the election results in the country. The results were also not recognized by President Salome Zurabishvili.
Georgian law enforcement has opened 47 criminal cases related to possible offenses connected with the parliamentary elections. Specifically, charges have been brought against two suspects who threw a whole batch of ballots into a ballot box at one of the precincts.
International observers noted that while Georgian voters had a wide range of parties to choose from, the voting process itself was tainted by unequal conditions, pressure, and tension. However, the Tbilisi court dismissed all lawsuits from opposition political forces and public organizations demanding the invalidation of the final protocols from the district commissions.
Following this, the opposition parties in Georgia declared a permanent street protest demanding new parliamentary elections.