Vote count nears end: runoffs to be held in all big cities, ruling party wins majority in city assemblies

The ruling party pledges its candidates will win all runoffs. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 03 Oct 2021 - 16:38, Tbilisi,Georgia

A second round of mayoral elections are expected in all five big cities of Georgia, including Tbilisi, as none of the candidates received at least 50% + 1 of the vote.

As of 3 p.m. October 3, the results of mayoral races are as follows:

Tbilisi (740 precincts counted out of a total of 769):

  1. Kakha Kaladze/Georgian Dream – 44.96%
  2. Nika Melia/United National Movement – 33.94%

Rustavi (81 precincts counted out of a total of 88):

  1. Nino Latsabdze/Georgian Dream – 44.64% 
  2. Davit Kirkitadze/United National Movement – 43.77%

Kutaisi (100 precincts counted out of a total of 124):

  1. Khatia Dekanoidze/United National Movement – 43.03%
  2. Iosebi Khakhaleishvili/Georgian Dream – 41.56%

Poti (32 precincts counted out of a total of 33):

  1. Beka Vacharadze/Georgian Dream – 46.6%
  2. Giorgi Ugulava/United National Movement -38.38%

Batumi (78 precincts counted out of a total of 105):

  1. Giorgi Kirtadze/United National Movement – 42.04%
  2. Archil Chikovani/Georgian Dream – 41.32%