Ruling party: people sent us a message via the presidential elections
Secretary General of the Georgian Dream party, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze says that the party received the message sent by the Georgian people. Photo: Kakha Kaladze press office.
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The Georgian Dream ruling party says that the results of yesterday’s presidential elections carried a message to them from the Georgian people.
With the help of the elections our people sent us a message that many things need to be changed,” Tbilisi Mayor, Secretary General of the Georgian Dream party Kakha Kaladze stated at a briefing today.
Urgent and effective changes are necessary, where the interest of each Georgian citizen will be taken into account. We received the message,” Kaladze said.
Kaladze thanked the people for participation in the elections, as well as local and international observing organisations, law enforcers and the media for their roles in the election process.
I want to particularly thank our supporters, who despite the very negative election campaign of the opposition, cast ballots for the Georgian Dream supported candidate,” Kaladze said.
Kaladze stated that the elections once again prove that the ruling party is the guarantee that elections will not be fabricated in the country and that Georgians are able to cast ballots in a free and a transparent environment.
The Central Election Commission of Georgia has counted 99 per cent of votes and the results show that the Georgian Dream supported candidate Salome Zurabishvili received 38.6 per cent of the vote and her opponent from the opposition Grigol Vashadze received 37.7 percent of the vote.
The outcome means that a runoff will be held.
The CEC has stated that the runoff must be held no later than 2 December.
3,689 of a total of 3,705 polling stations have been counted: the ruling Georgian Dream party supported independent candidate Salome Zurabishvili received 38.6 per cent of the vote and the presidential candidate of ten opposition parties, Grigol Vashadze, received 37.7 per cent.
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.
Independent presidential candidate supported by the Georgian Dream ruling party Salome Zurabishvili says she is ready for runoffs at a briefing today.