Georgian Dream wins five seats out of six in the municipal elections run-off
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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.
The ruling party candidates won in Kutaisi, Kazbegi, Khashuri, Borjomi and Martvili, while an independent candidate was able to defeat the Georgian Dream nominee in Ozurgeti with 50.11 percent of votes.
- The Georgian Dream candidate in Kutaisi received 87.55 percent of votes and his opponent Grigol Vashadze from the United National Movement - 12.45 percent of votes. Vashadze did not participate in the run-off as the UNM boycotted the process. However, ballot papers had already been printed and names of the opposition candidates remained on the papers.
- The Georgian Dream candidate in Kazbegi Aleksandre Zagashvili received 68,65 percent of votes and his opponent from the Democratic Movement-United Georgia Sandro Kamarauli - 31,35 percent of votes.
- The Georgian Dream candidate in Borjomi Levan Lipartia received 55,22 percent of votes and his opponent from the Alliance of Patriots Zaza Chachanidze - 44,78percent of votes.
- The Georgian Dream candidate in Martvili Aleksandre Grigalava received 93,04 percent of votes and his opponent from the United National Movement Mamuka Danelia - 6,96percent of votes.
- The Georgian Dream candidate in Ozurgeti Beglar Sioridze received 49,89 percent of votes, while his independent opponent Konstantine Sharashenidze obtained 50,11 percent of votes.
The run-off was held as in the six election districts none of the candidates could receive more than 50 percent of mandatory votes in the October 21 municipal elections.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
At today’s meeting, the Assembly elected its chairperson – Giorgi Tkemaladze from the ruling Georgian Dream party. He served as the deputy to the chairman at the previous assembly.
Six candidates were participating in the parliamentary by-elections. Five candidates are nominated by political unions and one by an initiative group.
Voter participation at the polling stations in Vani and Khoni reached 57.9 percent or 27,846 people while the total number of registered voters in these election districts is 48,123.
Polls for parliamentary by-elections will open in the district of Mtatsminda, in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi on May 19, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced today. Voting will be held at 31 polling stations, where a total of 43,868 voters are registered.