Ruling party head: opponents’ despair points at success of our rally
Head of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, Irakli Kobakhidze, is sure the party candidates will win all municipal election run-offs on Saturday. Photo: government of Georgia press office.
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Head of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party Irakli Kobakhidze says that ‘despairing comments’ made by opponents on the GD yesterday’s large rally in central Tbilisi 'indicates the success of the assembly.’
He stated that thousands of people gathered in Tbilisi yesterday to express support for the GD ahead of municipal election run-offs on Saturday.
Georgian Dream rally in Tbilisi. pic.twitter.com/8PhzGlu7aL
— Georgian Dream (@GeorgianDream41) October 27, 2021
The people have made a clear message that they will never allow the United National Movement (UNM) to regain office, the anti-state political force which was violent to its people and the church,” Kobakhidze said.
He stated that the Georgian people showed yesterday that ‘they wish for European integration, peace, stability and welfare.’
Kobakhidze said that while in power, the UNM was exerting physical and psychological pressure on the Georgian people.
More than 100K people gathered downtown Tbilisi today for the pre-election campaign rally of Georgian Dream party. Looking forward to 8th straight win in elections since 2012. Unprecedented winning streak in???????? history. https://t.co/8WfQktlabI
— Nikoloz Samkharadze (@Samkharadze79) October 27, 2021
Now they are only engaged in verbal violence. However, If given a chance, they would still attack the Georgian people,” Kobakhidze said.
The ruling party MPs say that more than 100,000 people attended the rally yesterday.
The municipal election run-offs will take place only in 20 of 64 mayoral and majoritarian constituencies.
The GD and the UNM candidates will compete in 17 constituencies.
The GD won all the remaining 44 constituencies in the first round of elections on October 2, and also received 47% of the vote in the proportional part of the elections.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has addressed crowds at a large assembly organized by the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party today, where he said that the country has a government which is ‘well-aware of the needs and necessities’ of its people and is taking ‘all steps’ to ensure Georgia’s stable and peaceful development.
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The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party has announced they will hold an ‘assembly of its supporters’ on central Freedom Square in the capital Tbilisi on October 27, with ‘thousands of participants.’
According to the final results of the first round in the race, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party received 46.74 per cent of the vote, the United National Movement (UNM) opposition party received 30.68 per cent of the vote while ex-PM Giorgi Gakharia’s For Georgia party garnered 7.79 per cent of the vote.