Preliminary results: 4 parties enter Supreme Council of Adjara
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Georgia's western Autonomous Republic of Adjara will have a multi-party legislative body.
Preliminary results show four parties overcame the five percent minimum threshold in Saturday's elections and will subsequently have seats in the Supreme Council of Adjara.
On October 8, in parallel to Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections, people in Adjara region voted to elect lawmakers in the 21-member Supreme Council.
The current preliminary results for Adjara’s Supreme Council are:
- Georgian Dream – 45%
- United National Movement – 29.68%
- Nino Burjanadze – Democratic Movement – 5.9%
- Alliance of Patriots – 5.72%
Meanwhile a second round is needed in all six majoritarian districts of Adjara as no candidate managed to gain more than 50 percent votes - the minimum needed to win outright.
In the first round, candidates from the ruling Georgian Dream party gained the most votes followed by candidates from opposition party United National Movement (UNM).
The Supreme Council of Adjara comprises of 21 seats. Of this, 15 are elected through party lists and six through majoritarian districts.
The United States is congratulating Georgia for hosting competitive and well-administrated Parliamentary Elections on October 8 that largely respected fundamental freedoms.
On Saturday, October 8, Georgian citizens voted to elect the 150-seat Parliament of Georgia, 77 members through party lists and 73 in the majoritarian districts.
Georgia’s Central Election Commission has counted all votes cast in Saturday's Parliamentary Election. As of 11am today three parties received enough votes to gain seats in Parliament.
The Election Commission of Georgia's western Autonomous Republic of Adjara has released the final results of Elections 2016. On October 8, in parallel to Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections, people in Adjara region voted to elect lawmakers in the 21-member Supreme Council.