Parliament speaker calls on opposition not to try to create ‘artificially aggressive environment’ on election day
Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze says that the presidential election runoff is proceeding peacefully and the opposition does not like this. Photo: Irakli Kobakhidze’s press office.
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze has called upon the United National Movement opposition and the “party affiliated” Rustavi 2 private broadcaster not to try to create an “artificially aggressive environment” on election day.
Kobakhidze says that the opposition and the TV channel are trying to portray the presidential election runoff as being conducted in an aggressive environment.
He says that the elections are ongoing “without any genuine violations,” and that the turnout for 3 pm was “an unprecedented high.”
The United National Movement opposition says that its activists and supporters have been verbally and physically abused at different polling stations.
They also speak about of “mass violations” in voting procedures.
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A total of 688,551 voters, accounting for 19.06% of total number of voters, have cast their ballots in the presidential runoff by 12 p.m., announced the Central Election Commission (CEC).
The ruling Georgian Dream party endorsed presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili and the opposition candidate Grigol Vashadze have already cast their votes in the presidential election runoff.
Today Georgian voters will elect the fifth president of Georgia in the second round of presidential elections. 3,703 polling stations are open to 3,528,658 voters in Georgia and abroad.
1,662,453 voters, accounting for 47.31% of the total number of voters, cast their ballots in the presidential runoff by 5 p.m., three hours before the polling stations will be closed, announces the Central Election Commission (CEC).
To follow up election data in real time regime use the convenient online tool made by Agenda.ge team. Agenda.ge has put together vital election information in the form of an interactive, online map of Georgia so you can easier understand and learn about the 2018 presidential elections runoff results.
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