THE POSSIBLE CASES OF POLITICAL PRESSURE / THREATS AND OBSTRUCTION
2020-10-26 In Gurjaani Municipality, it is broadly reported that the ruling party representatives are intimidating voters. In particular, they are asking civil servants and their family members to bring out open ballots from the booth. Notably, during the second round of the 2018 Presidential election, ISFED found that Gurjaani polling stations that voters brought out open ballots from the booth, so that those present at the polling stations could see that they had circled the number of the ruling party candidate.