Municipal Elections 2017: 36.71% voter turnout by 5pm
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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 polling stations opened at 8am this morning for about 3.44 million eligible voters and will close at exactly 8pm. Photo by N. Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
The highest voter turnout was evident in Georgia's Racha-Lechkhumi region (53.4 percent) and the lowest in Shida Kartli region (31.5 percent).
The voter turnout by 5pm was the following:
- Tbilisi – 327,308 (34.7 percent)
- Imereti – 204,272 (38 percent)
- Samegrelo- Zemo Svaneti – 133,289 (38.8 percent)
- Kvemo Kartli – 129,927 (33.1 percent)
- Kakheti – 115,673 (38.1 percent)
- Adjara – 110,400 (36 percent)
- Shida Kartli – 74,458 (31.5 percent)
- Samtskhe-Javakheti – 62,980 (43.3 percent)
- Guria – 53,722 (48.9 percent)
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti – 32,143 (37.2 percent)
- Racha-Lechkhumi – 18,637 (53.4 percent)
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.
Twenty-two political parties, five election blocs and one initiative group have registered their party lists for today’s elections. Photo by N. Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
Check an interactive map from Agenda.ge throughout the day to get all election updates, including voter turnout and preliminary results.
Voter turnout was 29.84 percent at 3pm - seven hours after polling stations opened across the country, said the Central Election Commission (CEC) in its latest media update. In Georgia 1,026,430 voters throughout the country cast their vote in the Municipal Elections by 3pm this afternoon.
In Georgia 567,699 voters throughout the country cast their vote in the Municipal Elections by 12pm this afternoon.
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.
The Georgian Interior Ministry said law enforcers have been sent to different parts of Georgia to prevent any possible violation during today’s Municipal Elections.
The first exit poll results have been revealed for the 2017 municipal elections in Georgia, with the figures presenting the maiden picture of the polling results for the Tbilisi city mayor election race and results for the participating parties.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikahsvili congratulated all of Georgia "with the completion of peaceful and free elections”. Commenting on the first exit poll results for the 2017 municipal elections in Georgia, Kvirikashvili said "this is another extremely important step towards democracy”.
Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has released final preliminary turnout by 8pm and stated it reached 45.64 percent.
Zaal Udumashvili from the United National Movement opposition, Elene Khoshtaria from the European Georgia opposition and an independent candidate for Tbilisi mayor’s post Aleko Elisashvili have made their comments after the first exit poll released.
The latest exit poll conducted by GORBI, commissioned by Imedi TV, reports the Georgian Dream ruling party received 54percent of votes.
Georgia’s Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili and several leading NGOs have already released their assessments of the Election Day.
Ruling Georgian Dream party’s candidate Kakha Kaladze appears to be winning the mayoral race in capital Tbilisi. The Central Election Commission (CEC) released preliminary results of the Municipal Elections 2017.