Transparency International:
“Electoral process was conducted in a calm environment”
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A leading non-governmental organisation (NGO) monitoring the October 30 runoff round of Georgia's Parliamentary Elections said "overall the electoral process was conducted in a calm environment”.
Transparency International (TI) Georgia monitored the runoff elections with 250 observers and released its conclusions this morning after observing voting day.
"Overall the electoral process was conducted in a calm environment, the absolute majority of polling stations opened and closed on time,” the NGO said.
The drawing and counting of votes was held without any moderately seriously violations.”
TI Georgia said its observers had found around 70 relatively serious procedural violations and filed 11 complaints.
These violations could not have a significant influence on the outcome of the elections,” the NGO said.
TI Georgia released recommendations for future elections that can be seen here.
The NGO’s stationary observers were allocated to 197 polling stations. Moreover, its 28 mobile groups monitored the overall election process.
Ruling Georgian Dream party appears to be winning the second round of Parliamentary Elections in Georgia’s western Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
Georgian Dream wins 48 of 50 districts; UNM has no winner
Majoritarian candidates from the ruling party Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GDDG) have won 48 out of 50 majoritarian districts, latest preliminary results show, while main opposition party United National Movement (UNM) had no winning candidates.
Georgian Dream wins in 49 of 50 districts
Georgian Dream candidates defeated opponents in all majoritarian districts the district #43 in Khashuri, where the Industrials party candidate Simon Nozadze won the second round.
A leading non-governmental organisation (NGO) monitoring the October 30 runoff round of Georgia's parliamentary elections said the voting was held in "calm and organized manner throughout the country" over the day.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) has summarised the second round of the 2016 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia, noting the electoral process took place in peaceful environment where voters could cast their votes freely.
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International observers monitoring the second round of Parliamentary Elections in Georgia will present their preliminary post-election statements at a news conference at 3pm this afternoon.
The President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili is congratulating society on the successful 2016 October elections.
Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) must summarise the final results of the elections by November 18 and the first meeting of the country's new Parliament must be held on or before November 19.
The parliamentary runoffs in Georgia on October 30 were competitive and administered in a manner that respected the rights of candidates and voters, said international observers monitoring the second round of parliamentary elections.