Formula TV Director addresses U.S. Embassy

Zuka Gumbaridze, the Director-General of the Formula TV Company, said that after Edison Research survey results were broadcast Monday and the public saw that the Georgian Dream failed, in fact, to overcome the 43% barrier, they carried out a new attack against the TV company.

Gumbaridze said that it does not matter how the events unfold, exit poll results will be broadcast via any other channel.

''I call upon the U.S. Embassy to take all preventive measures against those who put pressure on the company holding exit polls,'' Gumberidze declared.

The Ministry of Defence has earlier lodged a lawsuit before the court against Formula TV owner Davit Kezerashvili urging him to provide compensation for alleged appropriation of more than EUR 5 mln.