President urges voters to participate in runoff elections
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The President of Georgia has cast his vote in the Second Round of the 2016 Parliamentary Elections and he is urging eligible voters to get out and have their say.
Today President Giorgi Margvelashvili made his vote at #6 polling station in central Mtatsminda district.
After making his vote he called out to the public to actively participate in the second round of elections.
I urge voters to be as active today as they were in the first round of elections, held on October 8,” the President said.
I’ve come and fulfilled my civic obligation, used my right to vote” he added.
Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said voter turnout by 10am was just under five percent.
One of the country’s leading non-governmental organisations monitoring the Second Round of Elections says the electoral process is smooth and peaceful today.
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.
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.
The British and the Netherlands Embassies stated today they will observe the second round of Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections on Sunday.
The Second Round of Parliamentary Elections is underway in a peaceful environment in Georgia’s penitentiary facilities where a group of inmates are casting their votes.
A short time ago Central Election Commission (CEC) spokesperson Ana Mikeladze said voter turnout was 25.3 percent at 3pm - seven hours after polling stations opened across the country.