Central Election Commission: Repeat vote was held in peaceful conditions
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All four polling stations where a repeat vote of Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections was held have closed and results being tallied show over 2,000 people cast their votes today.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia released latest voter turnout figures a short time ago after polling stations closed at 8pm this evening.
The data showed 2,234 people voted today.
More specifically, 766 people had cast their ballot at a polling station Marneuli and 1,468 people at all three polling stations Zugdidi.
Overall, voter turnout was as the following:
- #48 polling station in Marneuli district in southern Georgia – 53.3 percent
- #38 polling station in Zugdidi district, western Georgia – 40.3 percent
- #79 polling station in Zugdidi district, western Georgia – 61.3 percent
- #108 polling station in Zugdidi district, western Georgia – 56.8 percent
The CEC also commented on the electoral environment. The agency noted the election process and vote took place in "mainly peaceful conditions" throughout the day and voters had the opportunity to express their voting preference freely.
Currently the process of counting the votes is underway.
A repeat vote was needed at four polling stations after votes were nullified due to incidents on Election Day.
By 5pm almost 43 percent of eligible voters have had their say in the repeat vote. This meant by 5pm 615 peoplehad voted in Marneuli and 1,218 people had voted in Zugdidi, said the CEC.
The repeat vote is coming to an end and so far the voting environment is peaceful and orderly, says Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), a leading local NGO.
CEC spokesperson Ana Mikeladze said voter turnout was 20.6 percent in Marneuli and 18.46 percent in Zugdidi at 12pm - four hours after polling stations opened in today's repeat vote.
Polling stations have opened and people are encouraged to have their say in today's repeat vote.
Preliminary results of yesterday's repeat vote shows a second round is needed at all four polling stations as no candidate overcame the minimum 50 percent threshold.
One of the leaders of opposition party United National Movement (UNM), Georgia’s ex-First Lady Sandra Roelofs is refusing to participate in the second round of the Parliamentary Elections after claiming the official election results were falsified.