Voter turnout at 16.47% by 3 p.m. in Georgian parliamentary run offs

A total of 352,456 people (16.47% of eligible voters) have cast ballots in the second round of Georgian parliamentary elections as of 3 p.m. today. 

• Central Election Commission: 8.29% voter turnout by 12 p.m.

Based on the updated data provided by the Central Election Commission (CEC), the highest number of voters cast ballot in the eastern region of Kakheti, while the lowest number of voters cast ballot in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. 

Below is the detail data per region:

• Kakheti - 21%
• Shida Kartli - 20.6%
• Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 19.7%
• Adjara - 18.8%
• Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 18.6%
• Kvemo Kartli - 17.6%
• Imereti - 17.2%
• Tbilisi - 13.9%

Meanwhile, voter turnout was 36.25% at 3 p.m. during the first round of parliamentary elections on October 31.

Opposition politicians - who have qualified for today’s run offs - call on their supporters not to head to polling stations today claiming the October 31 parliamentary elections were falsified. 

• Opposition calls on supporters not to vote, ruling party calls voters to be active

Meanwhile, the ruling Georgian Dream party members call on their supporters to head to polling stations today and vote.