More than two million Georgians eligible to vote in municipal election run-offs

The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) says that 2,088,722 voters have been registered to participate in municipal election run-offs on Saturday, while the number of eligible voters stood at 3,497,345 in the first round of elections on October 2. 

The total number of voters in Tbilisi, which will also hold run-offs, is 1,002,525. 

• What are the final results of the first round of Georgian municipal elections?

According to the final results of the first round of the race, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) ruling party received 46.74% of the vote, the United National Movement (UNM) opposition party received 30.68%, while former PM Giorgi Gakharia’s For Georgia party garnered 7.79% of the vote in the proportional part of the elections.

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All other parties finished with under 3% of the vote. 

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Mayoral election runoffs on October 30 will be held in 20 of 64 constituencies, including all five big cities in Georgia - Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, Batumi and Poti. 

The remaining 15 constituencies where mayoral run-offs will take place are: Telavi, Tianeti, Khashuri, Kareli, Tsageri, Bagdati, Tskaltubo, Ozurgeti, Senaki, Martvili, Khobi, Zugdidi, Tsalenjkha, Chkhorotsku and Khelvachauri. 

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The runoffs in 17 of 20 constituencies will be held between the candidates of the GD and the UNM, while in three other constituencies, the GD candidates will face the representatives of For Georgia, For United Georgia, and an independent candidate.