Ruling party mayoral candidates cast their votes in second round
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Ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia’s candidates running for the second round of municipal elections in western Georgia have cast their ballots.
Giorgi Chigvaria, who is running in Kutaisi, Imereti region, went to Kutaisi #15 polling station. Having cast his ballot, Chigvaria said he has voted for the city’s development and welfare.
I voted for the success of Kutaisi. We will have a convincing victory”, Chigvaria said.
Another candidate of the ruling party Alexandre Grigalava who is running in Martvili, Samegrelo region said he is also confident in his victory.
Chigvaria and Grigalava are competing with candidates from the oppositional United National Movement (UNM) Grigol Vashadze and Mamuka Danelia. UNM refused to participate in the runoff elections but according to the Georgian election code, their candidates will still be written on election ballots.
According to the Central Election Commission (CEC) a great deal of people are observing to make sure the voting process goes smoothly throughout the day. Photo by N. Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
The polling stations opened at 8 am this morning for about 328,272 eligible voters in Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, and Martvili in western Georgia, and Kazbegi, Khashuri, and Borjomi in eastern Georgia.
Today is the second round of municipal elections in Georgia, when the local population is voting in those six districts where no candidate cleared the 50 percent threshold during the first vote on October 21. The polling stations opened at 8 am this morning for about 328,272 eligible voters in Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, and Martvili in western Georgia, and Kazbegi, Khashuri, and Borjomi in eastern Georgia where the election runoff takes place.
Georgia is getting ready for the election runoff that will take place in six municipalities tomorrow, November 12. The election runoff will take place in - Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, and Martvili in western Georgia, and Kazbegi, Khashuri, and Borjomi in eastern Georgia. These are the districts where no candidate cleared the 50 percent threshold during the first vote on October 21.
A second round of mayoral elections could be needed in six municipalities across Georgia, says chair of the Central Election Commission Tamar Zhvania, based on preliminary results. The municipalities are Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, Martvili, Kazbegi, Khashuri, and Borjomi.
Today is election day in Georgia, when the country will vote for 2,058 members of 64 city councils (sakrebulo) and 64 municipal mayors. The polling stations opened at 8 am this morning for about 3.44 million eligible voters.
Voter turnout was 11.55 percent at 12pm - four hours after polling stations opened in those six districts where no candidate cleared the 50 percent threshold during the first vote on October 21, said the Central Election Commission (CEC) in its latest media update.
Voter turnout was 26.97 percent at 17pm - nine hours after polling stations opened in those six districts where no candidate cleared the 50 percent threshold during the first vote on October 21, said the Central Election Commission (CEC) in its latest media update.
Voting for the second round of municipal elections has finished in six municipalities of Georgia. The process of counting votes and compiling results is now underway. All the 317 polling stations closed at exactly 8pm this evening in those six districts where no candidate cleared the 50 percent threshold during the first vote on October 21.