Preliminary results: ruling party leading, but run-offs expected

A total of 1,815,776 people (51.92 per cent of eligible voters) have cast ballots in the municipal elections as of 8 p.m. on October 2. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda/ge

Agenda.ge, 03 Oct 2021 - 11:06, Tbilisi,Georgia

A second round of mayoral elections could be needed in five large cities including Tbilisi where the ruling Georgian Dream party candidate Kakha Kaladze is leading. 

As of 10 a.m. October 3, the results of mayoral race are:

Tbilisi (360 precincts out of a total of 769):

  1. Kakha Kaladze/Georgian Dream – 45.28%
  2. Nika Melia/United National Movement – 34.27%

Rustavi (54 precincts out of a total of 88):

  1. Nino Latsabdze/Georgian Dream – 44.92% 
  2. Davit Kirkitadze/United National Movement – 43.81%

Kutaisi (54 precincts out of a total of 124):

  1. Khatia Dekanoidze/United National Movement – 43.84%
  2. Iosebi Khakhaleishvili/Georgian Dream – 41.53%

Poti (19 precincts out of a total of 33):

  1. Beka Vacharadze/Georgian Dream – 47.58%
  2. Giorgi Ugulava/United National Movement -37.73%

Batumi (38 precincts out of a total of 105):

  1. Giorgi Kirtadze/United National Movement – 42.6%
  2. Archil Chikovani/Georgian Dream – 41.07%

The final results of October 2 municipal elections will be available at results.cec.gov.ge. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Meanwhile, the results of proportional party lists in Tbilisi and nationwide show that the ruling party is leading, followed by UNM. Ex-prime minister Giorgi Gakharia's For Georgia party comes the third.

Results in Tbilisi (535 precincts out of a total 769):

  1. Georgian Dream - 40.58%
  2. UNM - 28.19%
  3. For Georgia - 8.72%
  4. Lelo for Georgia - 3.52%
  5. Girchi-More Freedom - 3.21%
  6. Ana Dolidze - For People - 2.53%

Results in Georgia (3.183 precincts out of a total 3,743):

  1. Georgian Dream - 47.6%
  2. UNM - 30.51%
  3. For Georgia - 7.62%
  4. Lelo for Georgia - 2.63%
  5. European Georgia - 1.71%

The CEC announced its preliminary results 11 hours after the polls were closed

Its Chair Giorgi Kalandarishvili apologized for the delay early in the morning, saying that this was caused because the CEC wanted to present ‘representative' amount of voting results to show a wider picture.