Election Day: Second round held in 6 municipalities
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Today is the second round of municipal elections in Georgia, when the local population is voting in those six districts where no candidate cleared the 50 percent threshold during the first vote on October 21.
The polling stations opened at 8 am this morning for about 328,272 eligible voters in Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, and Martvili in western Georgia, and Kazbegi, Khashuri, and Borjomi in eastern Georgia where the election runoff takes place.
The candidates who run in the second round of the elections are:
Kutaisi
- Giorgi Chigvaria – Georgian Dream
- Grigol Vashadze – United National Movement
Ozurgeti
- Beglar Sioridze – Georgian Dream
- Konstantine Sharashenidze – independent candidate
Martvili
- Aleksandre Grigalava – Georgian Dream
- Mamuka Danelia – United National Movement
Kazbegi
- Aleksandre Zagashvili – Georgian Dream
- Sandro Kamarauli – Democratic Movement – Free Georgia
Khashuri
- Giorgi Guraspashvili – Georgian Dream
- Ramaz Nozadze – independent candidate
Borjomi
- Levan Lipartia – Georgian Dream
- Zaza Chachanidze – Alliance of Patriots
The opposition United National Movement refused to participate in the runoff elections but according to the Georgian election code, their candidates will still be written in election ballots.
Georgia hosts second round of municipal elections today. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
According to the Central Election Commission (CEC) a great deal of people are observing to make sure the voting process goes smoothly throughout the day, including:
- 2,143 representatives of political parties
- 18,149 representatives of local observing organisations
- 654 representatives of international organisations
- 4,688 representatives of media outlets.
All the 317 polling stations will close at exactly 8 pm and the process of counting votes will begin immediately. The final results will be available online at www.results.cec.gov.ge
Georgia is getting ready for the election runoff that will take place in six municipalities tomorrow, November 12. The election runoff will take place in - Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, and Martvili in western Georgia, and Kazbegi, Khashuri, and Borjomi in eastern Georgia. These are the districts where no candidate cleared the 50 percent threshold during the first vote on October 21.
Georgia has once again proved it is part of democratic world and a member of the European family, ruling Georgian Dream party’s candidate Kakha Kaladze said at today’s briefing.
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”.
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 polling stations opened at 8 am this morning for about 328,272 eligible voters in Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, and Martvili in western Georgia, and Kazbegi, Khashuri, and Borjomi in eastern Georgia where the election runoff takes place.
Voter turnout was 11.55 percent at 12pm - four hours after polling stations opened in those six districts where no candidate cleared the 50 percent threshold during the first vote on October 21, said the Central Election Commission (CEC) in its latest media update.
Voter turnout was 26.97 percent at 17pm - nine hours after polling stations opened in those six districts where no candidate cleared the 50 percent threshold during the first vote on October 21, said the Central Election Commission (CEC) in its latest media update.
Voting for the second round of municipal elections has finished in six municipalities of Georgia. The process of counting votes and compiling results is now underway. All the 317 polling stations closed at exactly 8pm this evening in those six districts where no candidate cleared the 50 percent threshold during the first vote on October 21.
The Georgian Dream ruling party has won five election districts out of six in the municipal election run-off yesterday, Georgia’s Central Election Commission has announced its preliminary figures.