Central Election Commission releases preliminary data after counting 22% of nationwide votes
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The Central Election Commission (CEC) - the supreme body of the Election Administration of Georgia - has released the first preliminary results for the Parliamentary Elections 2016.
As of now, results from 814 polling stations nationwide have been are counted, which is 22 percent of the total number of election stations in the country.
The first preliminary results show only two political parties have overcome the 5 percent threshold:
- Georgian Dream – 52.67%
- UNM – 28.85%
Other parties’ results are:
- Alliance of Patriots – 4.66%
- Irakli Alasania - Free Democrats – 3.45%
- Labour Party – 2.82%
Watch vote counting online
Take a look at live footage from a special room at the CEC headquarters in Tbilisi where the final vote counting is taking place.
Polling stations across Georgia have closed and results being tallied show over 1.8 million people cast their votes in the October 8 Parliamentary Elections.
Two final exit poll results have been announced and show vastly different results of Georgia's Parliamentary Elections.
More than a third of votes cast in the Parliamentary Elections have been counted. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has now counted votes from nearly 38 percent of all election stations. Use Agenda.ge's interactive election map to stay updated on #Gvote preliminary results online.
Latest preliminary nationwide results show two leading parties, but possibly the most interesting data is on the third party, which is currently on the edge to overcome the 5 percent threshold for entering Parliament.