Parliamentary elections 2020: over 1.5 million voters cast ballots by 17 p.m.
The CEC says the most active polling station was in Racha-Lechkhumi and Svaneti , where 57.3 per cent of registered voters had cast their vote by 17 p.m. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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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.
The CEC says the most active polling station was in Racha-Lechkhumi and Svaneti , where 57.3 per cent of registered voters had cast their vote by 17 p.m.
The least number of voters (41.9%) was registered in the Kvemo Kartli region.
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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 organised environment, although minor procedural irregularities have been reported.
However, 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.
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”.
Five individuals have been detained for disobedience to the police and hooliganism following a clash at a polling station in Gldani district of Tbilisi earlier today, Patrol Police Head Vazha Siradze has stated.
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.
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.
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.