Elections 2016 - First ballots cast
Georgian peacekeepers vote in Afghanistan
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Georgian peacekeepers in Afghanistan are having their say in Georgia’s 2016 Parliamentary Elections three days earlier than the rest of the nation.
Two polling stations opened in Afghanistan for Georgian servicemen early this morning.
Like the rest of the country, the peacekeepers will vote for who they want to rule Georgia for the next four years.
Voting process in Afghanistan. Photo by the press office of Georgia's Defence Ministry.
The two voting stations where Georgian soldiers can cast their ballot are Bagram and Mazar-i-Sharif polling stations.
Georgia’s central Election Commission (CEC) said 1,603 Georgian citizens were registered to vote at these polling stations.
A team from the CEC travelled to Afghanistan beforehand to organise the voting process.
Meanwhile in Georgia the 2016 Parliamentary Elections will take place on Saturday, October 8.
Polling stations will open at 08:00 and close at 20:00.
About 7.5m ballot papers printed for Saturday’s vote
The voting papers are being printed in eight printing-houses in capital Tbilisi. The process is being monitored by CEC members and representatives of NGOs. A total of 7,446,850 ballot papers will be printed.
Georgia’s Prime Minister has addressed citizens four days before the country hosts Parliamentary Elections and urging them to vote. Kvirikashvili stressed the importance of the October 8 elections.
Final list reveals how many people can vote on October 8
Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has released its final election list outlining the number of people eligible to vote in the October 8 Parliamentary Elections.
This afternoon the Central Election Commission (CEC) released a mid-term report reflecting updated voter figures, new election data and introduced new services that would make the election process easier for voters.
Publication of public opinion poll results is temporarily suspended ahead of Saturday’s Parliamentary Election in Georgia.The Election Code of Georgia prohibits publishing of opinion poll results for 48 hours before voting.
Niels Scott, head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Georgia says up to this week Georgia had an "exemplary pre-election campaign” in all directions, including media coverage.
The first complete results for Georgia's Parliamentary Elections have been counted - they were submitted from Georgian troops serving in a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan.