Interior Minister vows calm second round of elections
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A Georgian high official says preparations are in place to ensure the smooth running of the second round of majoritarian elections on Sunday.
Today Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs said the agency was "fully mobilised not to let any complications” occur during this weekend’s second round of voting.
I take responsibility that the second round of elections will be held in a peaceful environment,” Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili said.
He stressed all international and local observers admitted the first round of the Parliamentary Elections was conducted mainly calmly, with only a handful of facts of violation, and he hoped this weekend’s vote would be conducted in a similar high standard environment.
Mgebrishvili stressed those who tried to cause any unrest in the electoral process would be held accountable, no matter who they were or their political beliefs.
The second round of elections will be held in 50 majoritarian districts where no candidates managed to overcome the 50 percent threshold in the first round of the race.
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.
Monitoring groups and thousands of international observers have confirmed the October 8 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia expressed the will of the Georgian people and reaffirmed the country's democratic credentials.
Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Mgebrishvili says the number of police officers roaming the streets will be "noticeably increased” on Election Day.
Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs issued a special decree today that clearly outlines the roles and responsibilities of Georgia’s police in the election period.
The second round of the Parliamentary Elections of Georgia takes place today. The election runoff will be held in 50 of Georgia’s 73 election districts. The voting process starts at 8am.
All polling stations are open to voters
Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has hosted its first information briefing announcing the opening of polling booths for today’s election runoff. Earlier today CEC spokesperson Ani Mikeladze said all polling stations for the second round of elections opened at 8am.
One of the country’s leading non-governmental organisations monitoring the Second Round of Elections says the electoral process is smooth and peaceful today.
Georgia becomes partner of Europol
Today the European Parliament made a "historic decision” for Georgia by confirming Georgia as a partner of Europol, announced Interior Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili.