Power outages hit several polling stations in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Rustavi
Georgia’s Central Election Commission says that power supply in two polling stations in Kutaisi was cut off for only a few minutes and in two polling stations in Rustavi, 'where generators have already been delivered'. Screenshot from TV Pirveli live video.
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The opposition United National Movement majoritarian candidate for Isani constituency Khatia Dekanoidze has posted on her Facebook page that the light went out in the biggest polling stations in the western Georgian city of Kutaisi.
Provide light to the polling stations immediately so that people could cast their votes and to ensure that the vote counting process will be observed. Turning off the light will not save you. We will protect these polling stations to the end", posted Dekanoidze.
Energy company Energo-Pro Georgia says that the electricity was cut off after the power distribution feeder was switched off accidently.
In 10-15 minutes the light was restored everywhere", says Energo-Pro Georgia.
Light was off in several polling stations in the cities of Tbilisi and Rustavi today.
Georgia’s Central Election Commission says that power supply in two polling stations in Kutaisi was cut off for only a few minutes and in two polling stations in Rustavi, 'where generators have already been delivered'.
An opposition Labour Party supporter has been allegedly stabbed at polling station No. 52 in Marneuli, Kvemo Kartli region. Eivaz Mamedov, 35, has been delivered to the hospital, Formula TV reports. The Labour Party member Ali Badirov accuses ruling Georgian Dream party supporter Gurkhan Ramazanov, in committing the offence.
Traffic on the Rikoti Highway today created difficulties for voters travelling from the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi to the regions or vice versa to cast their votes. The Roads Department of Georgia explains the reason for the restricted traffic was the collapse of a slope. The Roads Department announced that work is underway to restore movement in the shortest possible time.
A Georgian Dream press briefing hours before the closing of polling stations across Georgia alleged a "mobilisation" by opposition supporters at voting locations, while also claiming cases of "misinformation" around the voting process on Saturday.
Tbilisi-based non-government organizations, including the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) and Transparency International Georgia, who are observing the municipal elections today, have reported on election violations throughout the country.
On the day political tension reached its peak as citizens headed to polling stations in Georgia's municipal elections, some social media users lightened up their day by finding humour in developments over the previous 24 hours.