Second round of municipal elections: 26.97% voter turnout by 17pm
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In six municipalities of Georgia 88,522 voters have cast their ballots in the second round of municipal elections by 17pm this afternoon.
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.
Central Election Commission released recent data on the election turnout. Photo by N.Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
The voter turnout in six municipalities by 17pm was the following:
- Kutaisi - 21,546 (14.1 percent)
- Ozurgeti – 29,424 (47.2 percent)
- Martvili - 10,036 (30.7 percent)
- Kazbegi – 2,341 (44.1 percent)
- Khashuri - 13,289 (27.1 percent)
- Borjomi - 11,886 (44.8 percent)
The polling stations opened at 8am this morning for about 328,272 eligible voters. All the 317 polling stations will close at exactly 8 pm and the process of counting votes will begin immediately.
The final results will be available online at www.results.cec.gov.ge
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Georgian Dream ruling party has won five election districts out of six in the municipal election run-off yesterday, Georgia’s Central Election Commission has announced its preliminary figures.
Sunday’s municipal election run-offs were well administered, candidates were able to compete freely and fundamental rights were generally respected, say international observers. Election observers from the OSCE presented their preliminary assessment this afternoon.