Prime Minister vows highly democratic presidential election runoff
The Georgian PM called upon the public to vote in the presidential election runoff tomorrow. Photo: Prime Minister’s press office.
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Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has stated today that holding the elections in a free, fair and transparent environment has turned into a tradition under the Georgian Dream government since 2012.
We will protect the tradition and each Georgian citizen will be able to freely vote tomorrow. This is the firm political will of our government,” Bakhtadze said.
Bakhtadze appealed to the public to come to polling stations and make their choice.
He also called upon employees to help their staff go and vote - 28 November has been declared a non-working day. However, certain private companies may work anyway.
Bakhtadze vowed that all conditions will be created for foreign and local observers to do their jobs appropriately.
Georgian soldiers in Afghanistan have already voted. Photo: Defence Ministry press office.
The PM thanked the police for ensuring peace during the first round of elections on 28 October and tasked the Interior Ministry to promptly react to any type of violation to prevent provocations.
The Georgian Central Election Commission has stated that 3,528,658 people are registered to vote tomorrow.
Compared to the first round of elections the number of voters has been increased by 9,000 individuals.
The increase took place as certain individuals turned 18 after the first round of elections and there were many who did not have ID cards and received their documents after the first round.
3,703 polling stations are ready for the runoff. 55 of the stations will be opened abroad, while 11 are special polling stations.
Georgian soldiers in Afghanistan voted yesterday and their votes will be transported and counted to Georgia tomorrow, after 8 pm.
The Georgian Dream ruling party endorsed presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili and the opposition candidate Grigol Vashadze will run in the elections.
The second round of Georgia’s presidential elections will be held on November 28, according to the decision of the Central Election Commission which was announced today.
The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) has ended the counting process of votes for the 28 October presidential elections.The votes of all 3,705 polling stations have been counted and the results mean that a runoff will be held no later than 2 October between the top two candidates-Zurabishvili and Vashadze.
The presidential candidate of ten opposition parties Grigol Vashadze, who came second in the presidential race based on the current data of the Central Election Commission, says that it is no time for euphoria as the second round of the elections is still ahead.
Independent presidential candidate supported by the Georgian Dream ruling party Salome Zurabishvili says she is ready for runoffs at a briefing today.
The inauguration ceremony of the fifth president of Georgia will be held on 16 December based on the Georgian Constitution.
Prime Minister of Georgia has voted at the polling station in Didube district of Tbilisi saying he has made his choice in favor of Georgia’s peaceful development towards Europe.
The Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze voted in the 2018 presidential elections, saying he voted in favour of Georgia’s “peaceful development and European choice”.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has voted today and called on voters throughout Georgia to go out to the polls.
Today Georgian voters will elect the fifth president of Georgia in the second round of presidential elections. 3,703 polling stations are open to 3,528,658 voters in Georgia and abroad.
Deputy parliament speaker of Georgia Tamar Chugoshvili has appealed to the public to come out to polling stations and vote while ensuring that the elections will be held in a free, fair and transparent environment.
The ruling Georgian Dream party endorsed presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili and the opposition candidate Grigol Vashadze have already cast their votes in the presidential election runoff.
The Georgian Personal Data Protection Inspector’s Office has called upon observers to provide evidence and any information they have regarding election-related lists with photos which are held by political party coordinators near polling stations.