Ruling party chairman Ivanishvili: UNM plans confrontations
The Georgian Dream ruling party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili says that the UNM is prone to stirring provocations. Photo: Georgian Dream press office.
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Chairman of the Political Council of the Georgian Dream ruling party Bidzina Ivanishvili says that the United National Movement opposition will try to stir election-related confrontations.
However, all state bodies are alert and I think that their efforts will be useless,” Ivanishvili said.
Ivanishvili responded to the results of exit polls and stated that the Georgian Dream-supported presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili is close to victory.
I have stated that Zurabishvili would receive 53-54 percent of the vote and the results of exit polls nearly match my expectations. However, it is better to wait for the official results of the Central Election Commission of Georgia,” Ivanishvili said.
The results of exit polls conducted on the order of the ruling party say Zurabishvili will win the race in the first round.
Two other exit polls by Rustavi 2 and the European Georgia opposition party predict a run-off.
The Georgian Dream ruling party, the European Georgia opposition party and Rustavi 2 private broadcaster have released the results of exit polls they have conducted. The exit poll results were announced as soon as all polling stations in Georgia were closed at 8 pm.
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Natia Mezvrishvili has held a briefing where she reported on the election process and incidents in or near polling stations.
38.16% of total voters or 1,337,284 people have cast their votes in the presidential elections. The polls will close at 20 p.m. tonight.
The Central Election Commission has reported that 30.98% of total voters have voted for their favourite presidential candidate so far which amounts to 1,085,730 people.
The Central Election Commission of Georgia has announced 46,74 percent turnout for eligible voters during the 2018 Presidential Elections in the country.
The Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze has said there will be a runoff for the Presidential Elections of Georgia, as the Central Election Commission is counting votes cast by citizens of the country.
The process of counting the votes in the Presidential Elections of Georgia can be followed live, courtesy of a video feed from the Central Election Commission of Georgia.
Independent candidate supported by the ruling party Salome Zurabishvili said she is happy that the results show that there will be no need for a second round of voting.