Central Election Commission releases final results of presidential elections
The Central Election Commission has counted 100 per cent of votes. Photo: N.Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The Georgian Central Election Commission has released the final results of the presidential elections.
The commission has stated that 100 per cent of votes have been counted.
- The Georgian Dream ruling party endorsed presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili received 59.52 per cent of votes.
- The opposition candidate Grigol Vashadze received 40.48 per cent of votes.
Zurabishvili received 1,147,627 votes, while Vashadze-780,633.
The Central Election Commission of Georgia has reported a 56.23 percent voter turnout for the runoff of presidential election, which was conducted yesterday.
Zurabishvil’s inauguration ceremony will be held on 16 December.
Imedi TV and opposition-minded Rustavi 2 private broadcasters have released the outcomes of exit polls, both saying that the Georgian Dream ruling party endorsed presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili has won the elections.
1,662,453 voters, accounting for 47.31% of the total number of voters, cast their ballots in the presidential runoff by 5 p.m., three hours before the polling stations will be closed, announces the Central Election Commission (CEC).
Public Movement Multinational Georgia (PMMG) observers have reported 41 incidents in the election process as of 21:00 on November 28.
Funding of the Presidential Administration of Georgia will be 9,800,000 GEL (about $3.64m/€3.20m) as is determined by the 2019 State Budget of Georgia.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has evaluated the 28 November presidential elections by saying that the country “should not conduct elections in the manner as they were conducted yesterday.”
Zurabishvili leads with 59.56%, Vashadze receives - 40.44%
The Georgian Dream ruling party endorsed independent presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili is winning the elections according to the results of the counted 3,683 ordinary and 11 special polling stations - or 99.7% of polling stations.
Winning presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili says that she will visit European states on her first official visits after her inauguration in the role.
OSCE/ODIHR has stated in its preliminary assessments that the second round of Georgian presidential election was competitive and candidates were able to campaign freely. However, one side enjoyed an undue advantage and the negative character of the campaign on both sides undermined the process.
The Strength in Unity opposition coalition does not recognise the results of the elections held on November 28 and demands snap parliamentary elections. The Georgian Dream ruling party endorsed presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili received 59.52 per cent of the vote and became the first woman president elected in Georgia and the region.
France is ready to cooperate with Georgia’s newly elected president Salome Zurabishvili to strengthen relations between the two countries, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite have also congratulated Zurabishvili on her election as President of Georgia.
The US government is looking forward to working with Georgian President-elect Salome Zurabishvili, Robert Palladino, deputy spokesperson of the US Department of State said yesterday.
Georgian President-elect Salome Zurabishvili had told the international media that Russia has to be held accountable for its aggression in Georgia and Ukraine.
Georgian Prime Minister has responded to a planned opposition rally on Sunday and stated that if anyone at the manifestation tries to create destabilization, they will be held accountable within the law.
The US embassy in Georgia has congratulated Georgian president-elect Salome Zurabishvili on her victory and made the assessments of the 28 November elections.
Foreign leaders and countries continue to congratulate Georgian President-elect Salome Zurabishvili on her victory.
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell has extended his congratulations to Salome Zurabishvili on her election as president of Georgia, and stated that he is looking forward to cooperate closely with her in the future.
One Georgian and six Ukrainian citizens were detained in Tbilisi yesterday.Their weapons have been seized and the Georgian Interior Ministry is investigating possible links between the detainees and the current, post-election political situation in Georgia.
Outgoing President Giorgi Margvelashvili waited for the president-elect and first female in the role Salome Zurabishvili outside the Avlabari presidential palace to greet her and invite her inside the building for the discussions.
The US Department of State says that the 28 November Georgian presidential elections went smoothly, but some irregularities took place and should be addressed by the Georgian government.
The inauguration ceremony of president elect Salome Zurabishvili will be held in the eastern town of Telavi on 16 December.
The State Secretary of the United States Mike Pompeo has called Georgian President-elect Salome Zurabishvili to congratulate her on her victory in the 28 November presidential race, the US Department of State wrote yesterday.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili walked to the Atoneli Palace in central Tbilisi today on her first working day and told journalists that “I am very happy to be here.”
The Georgian Interior Ministry has stated that 26 people in total have been charged with election-related offences, which took place on the 28 November presidential election day and afterwards.