Paint thrown over Georgia elections chief as ruling party victory confirmed

US and EU have called for investigation into alleged irregularities in pro-Russia ruling party's election victory

The head of Georgia's election commission was splashed with paint as the body confirmed the ruling party's victory in the parliamentary elections.

David Kirtadze, a member of the former president Mikheil Saakashvili's United National Movement (UNM), splashed black paint on the central election commission chair, Giorgi Kalandarishvili, on Saturday, resulting in an eye injury, a video broadcast on local TV channels showed. Hundreds of opposition supporters staged a rally outside the commission's headquarters during the session.