President of Georgia highlights peaceful Parliamentary Elections
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The election environment in Georgia, throughout the pre-election campaign and on Election Day itself, was generally peaceful and constructive, says the country's President Giorgi Margvelashvili.
He was proud the country held high standard elections and said a handful on instances would not diminish the overall positive electoral environment. He urged this to continue in the coming days and weeks in the likely approach of a second round of voting.
The 2016 Parliamentary Elections is not just the October 8 elections. Our goal is for the elections to be assessed as high standard elections … and it is also important how we approach the second round of elections and how we carry out the second round,” said Margvelashvili.
While talking about the possibility of a second round of voting, President Margelashvili called on voters to again have their say and vote. He then thanked everyone who voted in yesterday's election in Georgia.
When speaking about the few violations, Margvelashvili said they were reacted to in a timely manner and they did not adversely affect the overall vote.
He addressed the law enforcement and asked them to timely react to any future violations that occurred during the counting of votes or might occur in the second round.
The voters should show their interests and involvement in this process [second round of elections] as they did on October 8. I call all appropriate agencies to timely react to all violations. ...We all should do our best so the 2016 Parliamentary Elections remain in history as one of the highest standard elections ever held in Georgia,” Margvelashvili said.
Margvelashvili launched a campaign in August to encourage Georgian citizens to vote in the October 8 Parliamentary Elections.
During the campaign Margvelashvili met different groups of people and encouraged them to have their voices heard and vote for who they wanted in power.
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Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has counted 82.55 percent of all votes countrywide. For the majoritarian results, it is believed a second round of vote will be needed at 50 of 73 districts countrywide.
International Republican Institute (IRI) says yesterday's Parliamentary Elections in Georgia was carried out in peaceful environment and reflected the will of the Georgian voters.
The October 8 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia were competitive, well-administered and fundamental freedoms were generally respected, says the OSCE election observer mission.
People elected into Georgia’s Parliament have a responsibility to the Georgian public to act credibly and appropriately, believes Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili.