Preliminary results: ruling party leading in municipal run-offs of all self-gov't cities

The preliminary results of the Central Election Commission (CEC) show that the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party mayoral candidates are leading in all five large self-governing cities of Georgia. 

The GD Tbilisi mayor candidate and incumbent mayor Kakha Kaladze leads with 55% in the city where 57% of the votes are counted. 

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In the coastal town of Poti in western Georgia where more than 78% of the votes from polling stations are counted the ruling party mayoral candidate, Beka Vacharadze is leading with 57%. 

Ioseb Khakhaleishvili, the GD mayoral candidate, leads with 52% in the western Georgian city of Kutaisi where more than 37% of the vote are counted.  

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In the eastern Georgian city of Rustavi where 60% of the votes from polling stations are counted the ruling party candidate, Nino Latsabidze, leads with 54%, while in the Georgian seaside town of Batumi the GD mayoral candidate Archil Chikovani is leading with 52% as well with 38% of the ballots counted. 

Preliminary results for the Georgian municipalities are as followed: 

Telavi (85.4% counted) 

• Levan Andriashvili (GD) - 58.1%
• Giorgi Botkoveli (UNM) - 41.8%

Tianeti (85.7% counted) 

• Levan Tsiklauri (GD) - 56.7%
• Tamaz Mechiauri (United Georgia) - 43.2%

Kareli (82.5% counted)

• Zaza Guliashvili (GD) - 57.9%
• Nikoloz Akhalkatsi (UNM) - 42%

Khashuri (90.5% counted)

• Tengiz Chitiashvili (GD) - 58.7%
• Ioseb Buadze (UNM) - 41.2%

Tsageri (85.7% counted) 

• Giorgi Nemsadze (GD) - 61.9%
• Besarion Bendeliani (For Georgia) - 38%

Baghdati (100% counted)

• Kakha Enukidze (GD) - 60.6%
• Giorgi Robaqidze (UNM) - 39.3%

Tskaltubo (42% counted) 

• Genadi Balanchivadze (GD) - 56.3%
• Zaza Metreveli (UNM) - 43.6%

Ozurgeti (57.1% counted) 

• Avtandil Talakvadze (GD) 57.1%
• Konstantine Sharashenidze (independent candidate) - 42.8%

Senaki (20.4% counted)

• Vakhtang Gadelia (GD) - 53.7%
• Koba Nakopia (UNM) - 46.2%

Martvili (80% counted) 

• Tornike Janashia (GD) - 53.1%
• Teimuraz Janashia (UNM) - 46.8%

Khobi (78.7% counted)

• Davit Bukia (GD) - 58.8%
• Besiki Shengelia (UNM) - 41.1%

Zugdidi (50.4% counted)

• Mamuka Tsotseria (GD) - 51.6%
• Anzor Melia (UNM) - 48.3%

Tsalenjikha (41.3% counted) 

• Giorgi Kharchilava (UNM) - 52.5%
• Goga Gulordava (GD) - 47.4%

Chkhorotsku (39.2% counted) 

• Dato Gogua (GD) - 54.9%
• Badri Karchava (UNM) - 45%

Khelvachauri (74.4% counted) 

• Zaza Diasamidze (GD) - 55.9%
• Misha Bolkvadze (UNM) - 44%

An interactive map put together by Agenda.ge team shows results of the municipal election run-offs of 2021 in real time displaying results, turnout and other various figures, per region and city.

• Real-time municipal election results on interactive map

The map is linked to the data server of the CEC, and is divided into majoritarian candidate districts. 

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A total of 1,024,406 voters out of 2,088,722 has cast their ballots on local self-government election run-offs nationwide in Georgia, in 20 election constituencies, which amounted to 49.9% of eligible voters, the CEC reports.