The parliamentary elections of Georgia have been the subject of discussion in occupied Abkhazia as well. The victory of the Georgian Dream ruling party with 53.93% has turned out to be acceptable and promising for the de facto government of Abkhazia. An Abkhaz politician, former de facto vice-prime minister, Adgur Ardzinba, posted an article on the Telegram channel and his personal Facebook page, where he wrote about the change in Georgia's foreign exchange rate. Adgur Ardzinba drew "parallels" with historical events, saying: "Today, the West has weakened in the region, and Russia, on the contrary, is slowly but surely regaining its leading role. And Georgian Dream is appearing on the stage in Georgia with a new color."

The results of the elections have been the subject of discussions in the Abkhazian media as well. According to Abkhaz journalist Izida Chania, "It is easy to guess from some phrases and behavior of the leadership that the Abkhaz government is the supporter of Georgian Dream. It is difficult to say  whether the closure of the state border with Georgia on October 23 was an expression of political support or it served to keep portraying the Georgian opposition as the enemy…” In the section of the blog - "What should Abkhazia expect from the Georgian elections?", Chania says that Georgia should not expect that Russia will give up Abkhazia in exchange for new economic opportunities. According to Chania, Moscow is ready to help Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the process of normalizing relations, if the "countries" themselves are interested in it.

The above assessments and sentiments make us think that closing the Enguri bridge for a week might not be the initiative of the Abkhazian side alone. As far as the DRC contact persons have been informed, many residents of Gali had been trying to move to Zugdidi to participate in the elections during the entire week, however, without success. The Government of Georgia has not made an official statement about the deprivation of the right to vote for 30,000 people living in Gali.

According to the preliminary assessment of the observation mission organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the elections in Georgia were undemocratic and there was pressure on the election day, which raises doubts about the possibility of free voting in the country. According to the Georgian observation missions, the preliminary results published by the Central Election Commission do not reflect the will of Georgian citizens.