YEREVAN.- Certain violations were registered in Georgia’s Javakhk during the October 1 parliamentary elections, Republican MP Shirak Torosyan said.

Torosyan, a native of Javakhk, said the locals do not describe parliamentary elections as free and fair. The Georgian Dream bloc was very active in the region but the authorities exerted constant pressure on the voters. One of the political activists Melik Raisyan was deprived of an opportunity to head the opposition headquarters in Javakhk, Torosyan told reporters on Tuesday.

He also called optimistic Bidzina Ivanishvili’s statements regarding ethnic minorities.

“One of his ideas was to establish Armenian-Georgian University,” he added.

The election results in Armenian-populated Javakhk differ greatly from other regions. Saakashvili-led United National Movement also received many votes in Azerbaijani-populated regions.