Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Elections abroad taking place in peaceful environment
polling station N7 operated at the Georgian Embassy in Washington D.C. Photo: Embassy of Georgia in the US.
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Georgian voters abroad can vote in 39 countries at 55 polling stations in the presidential runoff election today.
Out-of-country voters can cast their vote from 8 a.m. to midnight.
Only 52 of the stations are currently open because of time differences as of 5 pm.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that there have been no ‘excesses’ at any voting station abroad.
#Georgia holds Presidential elections runoff today. PEC N7 in Washington D.C., operated at the @GeorgianEmbassy (1824 R Street, NW) for the runoff stays open from 8:00AM to 12:00AM EST @MFAgovge @GovernmentGeo @DZalkaliani @BakradzeDavid pic.twitter.com/i4BFLnjMjg
— Embassy of Georgia (@GeorgianEmbassy) November 28, 2018
14,808 eligible voters are registered abroad.
The first round of elections took place on 28 October, however neither candidate was able to receive more than half of the votes in order to be elected and thus a second round was scheduled.
A total of 1,363,493 voters, accounting for 38.8% of total number of voters, have cast their ballots in the presidential runoff by 3 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.
Voter turnout in the second round of Georgia’s presidential elections is 1.11 per cent higher at 10 a.m. than it was at the same time during the first round of elections held on 28 October 2018.
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).
Deputy Interior Minister Natia Mezvrishvili says the presidential election runoff is being conducted in a largely calm environment, but that 11 cases of possible election-related violations are being investigated, involving both the ruling party and the opposition.
The non-governmental organisation Georgian Young Lawyers Association has asked the Central Election Commission to suspend voting at a polling station in the city of Marneuli following reports of violations during the election process.