Number of Georgians living abroad who want to vote increasing, MFA says
The second round of Georgia’s presidential elections will be held abroad at 55 polling stations in 39 countries.
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The number of Georgians who have registered at Georgian embassies and consulates abroad in order to vote during the presidential election has reached 1,400, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today.
The ministry once again called on Georgians abroad who have not applied for registration to do so in order to be included on voters lists.
Georgians living abroad are recommended to read the rules of registration at the webpage of the MFA, as well as get in touch with consulates by phone. They can also fill in the application online.
In order to be able to vote during the elections, Georgians living abroad are required to have a consular registration. After registration they are allowed to vote only at the polling station where they have previously registered.
The second round of Georgia’s presidential elections will be held abroad at 55 polling stations in 39 countries.
Independent presidential candidate supported by the Georgian Dream ruling party Salome Zurabishvili says she is ready for runoffs at a briefing today.
The Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) and its office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) have released their preliminary assessments about the 28 October presidential elections in Georgia.
"We received a clear message about our mistakes from our people, as well as about the expectations they have towards us regarding concrete challenges, the challenges which bother them and their families. We have seen much from the elections, we have seen that many things need to be changed in the shortest terms,” Bakhtadze said.
The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) has ended the counting process of votes for the 28 October presidential elections.The votes of all 3,705 polling stations have been counted and the results mean that a runoff will be held no later than 2 October between the top two candidates-Zurabishvili and Vashadze.
Georgian citizens registered abroad will be able to cast ballot in 40 countries during Georgia’s parliamentary elections on October 31.Citizens will be able to register with their embassies abroad by October 11.