Municipal Elections 2017: 16.5% voter turnout by 12pm
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In Georgia 567,699 voters throughout the country cast their vote in the Municipal Elections by 12pm this afternoon.
Voter turnout was 16.5 percent at 12pm - four hours after polling stations opened across the country, said the Central Election Commission (CEC) in its latest media update.
The highest voter turnout was evident in Georgia's Racha-Lechkhumi region (27.9 percent) and the lowest in Shida Kartli region (13.9 percent).
The voter turnout by 12pm was the following:
- Tbilisi – 139,220 voters (14.8 percent)
- Imereti – 93,019 (17.3 percent)
- Samegrelo- Zemo Svaneti – 62,204 (18.1 percent)
- Kvemo Kartli – 62,313 (15.9 percent)
- Kakheti – 50,668 (16.7 percent)
- Adjara – 49,041 (16 percent)
- Shida Kartli – 32,842 (13.9 percent)
- Samtskhe-Javakheti – 29,487 (20.3 percent)
- Guria – 25,205 (22.9 percent)
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 13,967 (16.2 percent)
- Racha-Lechkhumi – 9,733 (27.9 percent)
The CEC release a statement about alleged violations that have been reported at several polling stations. The report said that some election observers collected names, surnames, and registration numbers of voters who had already cast their ballots. The reporters thought that it was a violation, but the CEC explained that this kind of information is public, meaning no personal data has been released and no violation has taken place.
Today, October 21, is election day in Georgia, when the country will vote for 2,058 members of 64 city councils (sakrebulo) and 64 municipal mayors.
The polling stations opened at 8am this morning for about 3.44 million eligible voters.
Four hours since the polling stations opened for voters this morning and some of Tbilisi mayoral candidates have already cast their ballots in today's Municipal Elections. Georgian Dream candidate Kakha Kaladze arrived at the polling station at about 10 am.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has cast his ballot in today's Municipal Elections and voted for "a better Tbilisi”. PM arrived at Saburtalo #24 polling station in central Tbilisi about 9:00am with his family.
Today is election day in Georgia, when the country will vote for 2,058 members of 64 city councils (sakrebulo) and 64 municipal mayors. The polling stations opened at 8 am this morning for about 3.44 million eligible voters.
Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Mghebrishvili said everything will be done to avoid any conflict and violation on the Election Day. Casting his ballot in today's municipal elections, Minister Mghebrishvili said his team will do everything to protect every vote according to the high western standards.
We have managed to implement the highest election standards in our country, says Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze. Today Georgia is voting for 2,058 members of 64 city councils and 64 municipal mayors.
In Georgia 1,262,809 voters throughout the country cast their vote in the Municipal Elections by 5pm this afternoon. Voter turnout was 36.71 percent at 5pm - nine hours after polling stations opened across the country, said the Central Election Commission (CEC) in its latest media update.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia released latest voter turnout figures a short time ago and the data showed 1,569,992 people voted today. This was 45.64 percent turnout.
Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has released final preliminary turnout by 8pm and stated it reached 45.64 percent.