Opposition supporters in Georgia are planning to hold a protest in the country’s capital against the official results of a weekend parliamentary election in which the governing party was declared victorious amid voting irregularities and allegations of Russian meddling.

But Georgian Dream's reclusive billionaire founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, who had campaigned heavily on keeping Georgia out of the war in Ukraine, claimed success on Saturday night,

The Georgian Dream party said it would keep the country out of war. Opposition liberals say it is dragging the country into Russia’s orbit.

Georgia’s president says she doesn't recognize the results of this weekend’s parliamentary vote, which election officials say was won by the ruling party.

Georgia's president called for protests on Monday after the governing Georgian Dream party declared victory in an election marred by reports of voting violations that Western countries said must be investigated.

Georgian president accuses government of working with Russia to influence weekend election.