The last lines in the RIA Novosti rating for scientific and technological development were Ingushetia, the Jewish Autonomous Region, Chechnya, Khakassia and Karachay-Cherkessia.

Georgia has no plans to restore diplomatic relations with Russia. This was stated by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze after his ruling party, Georgian Dream, won the majority of votes in the parliamentary elections.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, along with the opposition parties, did not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections held on October 26. She declared them "total falsification" and called on the population not to recognize the results of the vote either. In addition, Zurabishvili announced a protest action near the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue on October 28 at 19:00.

The collection of signatures to initiate a referendum on Armenia's accession to the EU has been completed. Instead of the required 50 thousand signatures, 60 thousand have been collected. They will be transferred to the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia, which, after appropriate checks, will send them to the country's parliament for consideration.

Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, has gained 54.2% of the votes in the parliamentary elections after counting the results from 97.01% of the polling stations. However, this is not enough for a constitutional majority.

Videos of fights near polling stations in Tbilisi, Zugdidi and the village of Kiziladzhlo in the Dmanisi district are circulating online. Pro-Russian activists are fighting with opposition supporters in front of the parliament.

During the parliamentary elections in Georgia in Marneuli, an attempt was recorded to stuff several ballots into the ballot box at once. As a result, voting was abolished at polling station No. 69, the country's Central Election Commission reported.

The Georgian authorities have received signals from Western partners that relations with the republic will be rebooted after the parliamentary elections. This was announced by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

Today, one day before the parliamentary elections in Georgia, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and nine of its partners in the Council of Europe Platform on the Safety of Journalists published a report and recommendations aimed at guaranteeing the safety of journalists and the public’s right to reliable information.

The activists of the Crimean Solidarity movement from Bakhchisarai, Seidamet Mustafayev, Eldar Yakubov, Abdulmedzhit Seytumerov, Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov and Remzi Nimetulayev, have been left in pretrial detention again until February 23, 2025. This decision was made by the Southern Military Court in Rostov.