Voter turnout at 36.45% by 15 p.m. in Georgian parliamentary elections
CEC spokesperson AnI Mikeladze called on the public to vote as less than four hours are left before the end of the voting process. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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A total of 1,279,947 voters (36.45% of eligible voters) have cast their ballots in the Georgian parliamentary elections by 15 p.m.
Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) says the most active polling station was in Racha-Lechkhumi and Svaneti , where 49.5 per cent of registered voters have cast their vote by 15 p.m.
The least number of voters (33.9%) was registered in the Kvemo Kartli region by 15 p.m.
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34.2 per cent turnout was recorded by 15 p.m. in Tbilisi.
CEC spokesperson Ani Mikeladze called on the public to vote as less than four hours are left before polls close.
Clashes have taken place between the ruling Georgian Dream and opposition United National Movement party supporters in Gldani constituency in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi periodically throughout the afternoon.
The joint observation mission, composed of the International Organization for Democracy, Media and Cultural Exchange, its international observers, and the Center for Development, says the voting process is taking place in a mostly calm and organized environment, although minor procedural irregularities have been reported.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia cast his vote earlier today in Tbilisi, stating he ‘voted for the future as no one can imagine a return to the past.’
A total of 292,587 voters (8.3% of eligible voters) have cast their ballots in the Georgian parliamentary elections by 10 a.m.
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan says “It’s very important that as the officials begin to count the ballots, supporters of all political parties respect the work of election officials, accept the official results calmly, and show that these elections meet international standards from start to finish”.
In total 1,607,530 Georgian voters have cast their ballots in the Georgian parliamentary elections across the country by 17 p.m., the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia has announced. Voter turnout now stands at 45.77 per cent.
British Ambassador to Georgia Mark Clayton has expressed his hope that the election process will continue ‘as calmly as it has until this moment’ and that ‘every party will respect the official results’ of today’s parliamentary elections in Georgia.
The US Public Opinion Strategies has released exit polls commissioned by Imedi TV as of 6 p.m. which says that the ruling Georgian Dream party will receive 55 per cent of votes in the proportional elections.