Election observers: “Voting process calm and organised”
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Hundreds of observers from one of the country’s leading non-governmental organisations says the Second Round of Parliamentary Elections are running peacefully in Georgia.
About 700 accredited and trained observers from the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) confirmed by 7pm that today's voting process had taken place in a calm and organised manner.
The majority of the day had passed without major incident however ISFED reported a few cases of significant violations. The majority of these cases were observed at polling stations in southern Marneuli region.
So far today ISFED observers filed 32 complaints with the District Electoral Commissions (DECs) and 31 complaints at the Precinct Electoral Commission (PECs). ISFED observers also made 49 entries in the record books.
By 5pm this evening 767,907 voters throughout the country had cast their vote in the Second Round of the 2016 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia.
Voters visit polling stations with fingers already inked
The CEC said a handful of citizens arrived at several polling stations in Tbilisi’s Isani and Mtatsminda districts, also in western towns of Poti and Batumi with their fingers already inked, indicating they had already voted.
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.
International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), one of key Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) in Georgia, says the Second Round of Parliamentary Elections is better organised than the first round was.
One of the country's most vocal non-governmental organisations, Transparency International, says the 2016 runoff elections "is going peacefully”.
Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia (GDDG) party Irakli Kobakhidze says opposition United National Movement (UNM) party is planning to cause a scene at two polling stations tonight.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia released latest voter turnout figures a short time ago after all polling stations across the country closed at 8pm this evening. Data showed 929,265 people voted today. This was 37.5 percent turnout.
Watch vote counting live from CEC Data Centre
Voting has finished across Georgia and now the process of counting votes and tabulating results are underway. For the first time in the 25-year history of independent Georgia, the Central Election Commission (CEC) is broadcasting live footage of election votes being counted.
A leading non-governmental organisation (NGO) monitoring the October 30 runoff round of Georgia's parliamentary elections said the voting was held in "calm and organized manner throughout the country" over the day.