Ruling party expects to take 92 seats in parliament after second round of majoritarian elections
The final results of the elections will be announced today. Photo: Georgian Dream press office.
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The ruling Georgian Dream party expects to take at least 92 seats in the 150-member parliament after the second round of majoritarian elections in 14 of 30 majoritarian constituencies in Tbilisi and regions which is likely to take place on November 21.
Ruling Party Executive Secretary Irakli Kobakhidze stated earlier today that as of now the party has received 62 seats in parliament in the proportional elections, while GD majoritarian candidates in 14 of 30 election constituencies have won the race in the first round of the elections (by having received at least 51 per cent of the vote).
We will win all 30 majoritarian constituencies after the second round of the elections and will have at least 92 MPs in parliament,” Kobakhidze said, adding that the ruling party would have taken at least 60 per cent of the vote in the proportional elections if the elections were held last month.
“The pandemic has played its role (coronavirus cases begun to surge in Georgia in mid-September),” Kobakhidze said
He said that the opposition has failed to accept the failure in a dignified way.
The opposition say that the ruling party has fabricated the elections with the help of CEC and they announced a rally in central Tbilisi today. Photo: netgazeti.
A second round of elections is expected to take place in all eight constituencies of Tbilisi.
The current data is as follows:
Mtatsminda-Krtsanisi
- Beka Odisharia (GD) - 47.72 %
- Shalva Shavgulidze (the joint candidate of the opposition) - 28.84%
Vake
- Nodar Turdzeladze (GD) - 42.18%
- Elene Khoshtaria - 35.89%
Saburtalo
- David Sergeenko (GD) - 44.99%
- Aleko Elisashvili - 18.63%
Isani
- Kakha Kakhishvili (GD) - 47 %
- Khatia Dekanoidze (UNM) - 25.45%
Samgori
- Sozar Subari (GD) - 46.61%
- Levan Khabeishvili (a joint candidate of the opposition) - 38.23%
Didube
- Gia Volski (GD) - 44.31%
- Anna Dolidze (independent candidate) - 20.04%
Nadzaladevi
- Mikheil Kavelashvili (GD) - 45.67%
- Shalva Natelashvili (a joint candidate of the opposition) - 25.23%
Gldani
- Nika Melia (a joint candidate of the opposition) - 43.94%
- Levan Kobiashvili (GD) - 42.68%
In the regions the second round of elections will take place between candidates of the ruling party and the opposition United National Movement.
All votes will be counted in the next several hours. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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All the candidates of the ruling party in Telavi, Akhmeta, Kvareli and Lagodekhi constituency, in Rustavi, Khashuri and Kareli, Kutaisi, Batumi, and Zugdidi constituencies won the most votes, but were unable to receive the necessary 51 to make it into parliament.
- For the first time, the elections were held per a mixed electoral system, with 120 members of parliament (MP) to be elected via party lists and the remaining 30 running in single-member majoritarian districts.
- An election bloc or party which receives less than 40.54 per cent of votes in the proportional elections will not be able to form a government.
- Unlike previous elections, the parties which will receive at least one per cent of total votes will be allowed into parliament.
The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) has counted votes in 3,007 election districts of the total 3,847. According to the preliminary data nine parties will enter the parliament after overcoming the 1% election threshold. According to the preliminary results, Georgian Dream candidates are winning the majoritarian race in the first round of elections in 16 of 30 majoritarian constituencies, while a second round of elections is expected to take place in 14 constituencies, including in all eight constituencies in Tbilisi.
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