CEC Spokesperson: voting held in ‘mainly calm’ environment

The Central Election Commission (CEC) Spokesperson Ana Mikeladze has recently announced that today’s by-elections were held in a “mainly calm environment” and voters had the opportunity to express their will “freely”.

Voting ended at 8 p.m. at 410 polling stations in Georgia where voters cast ballots for a member of parliament, five mayors and members of eight city councils (Sakrebulo) across the country. 

173,361 voters, accounting for 43.1 percent of the total number of voters, cast their ballots in today’s by-elections.

By-elections were held:

• in the Mtatsminda district of Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi to elect an MP;
• in five municipalities: Marneuli, Zestaponi, Chiatura, Zugdidi and Khulo to elect mayors;
• in eight municipalities: Sagarejo, Akhmeta, Adigeni, Zestaponi, Chiatura, Tkibuli, Tskaltubi and Ozurgeti to elect members of Sakrebulo [city council].

Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

The final voter turnout at Mtatsminda district in Tbilisi was 15,049, which is 34.27 percent of eligible voters.

The final voter turnout in other election districts was the following:

• Sagarejo – 340 voters (74.56 percent);
• Akhmeta – 617 voters (50.57 percent);
• Marneuli – 35,714 voters (35.82 percent);
• Adigeni – 634 voters (56.41 percent);
• Zestraponi – 25,838 voters (47.03 percent);
• Chiatura – 18,558 voters (43.26 percent);
• Tkibuli – 1,420 voters (39.85 percent);
• Tskaltubo – 2,194 voters (52.05 percent);
• Ozurgeti – 2,313 voters (45.45 percent);
• Zudgigi – 56,643 voters (46.88 percent);
• Khulo – 14,041 voters (58.21 percent)

The final results of May 19 by-elections will be available at www.results.cec.gov.ge.

Municipal elections were held in Georgia in October 2017, while parliamentary elections were held in October 2016.