At 6:00 p.m. Polish time, voting for the Georgia state legislative elections ended. Exit polls by pro-government media show the ruling Georgian Dream party in the lead. Bidzina Ivanishvili, the group's chairman and the country's richest person, announced the victory after the results.
According to pro-government Imedi TV, GM rose 56.1%.
An Edison Research survey commissioned by opposition Formula TV showed Georgian Dream won with 40.9 per cent. vote. Opposition parties, on the other hand, won a total of 51.9 percent. Voters include Coalition for Change – 16.7 percent, United Bloc – 16.7 percent, Strong Georgia – 10.3 percent, and For Georgia – 8.2 percent.
However, opposition-friendly Mutabari Arkti TV reported that Georgian Dream had 42 percent support, compared to 48 percent for the opposition. This result means GM will lose its majority in Congress.
Brawling and election fraud in Georgia. the president appeals
During the voting, information about the break-in at the National Movement Headquarters was provided by civil.ge. According to reports, dozens of people arrived at the scene in cars with Georgian Dream (ruling party) flags displayed in their windows. Tear gas was used against the men, the website said.
The United National Movement was founded by former president Mikheil Saakashvili.
According to media reports, there were several election violations during Saturday's voting. A video posted on social media by the election commission in Marneuli, 40 kilometers south of Tbilisi, showed a man throwing 12 ballots into a ballot box.
“Georgia's Central Election Commission announced that the commission has been closed and that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has opened a criminal case. Media reports that the man has already been detained,” Bersat reported.
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Georgian bloggers reported that a brawl broke out in front of the electoral commission in Tbilisi's Gurdani district. Apparently there were about 40 participants.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili cited reports of violence at polling stations and called on police to act quickly and remove “groups of criminals and drug addicts” from polling stations.
Georgia legislative elections. Highest turnout in years
Until Saturday, 20 parliamentary elections had been held in Georgia (i.e. until 6pm Polish time). The Central Election Commission reported as follows. Voter turnout on the 17th (local time) was nearly 51%.
Many Georgians see the vote as a referendum on their country's future, including the choice between closer ties to the West and Russia. This is the highest turnout since Georgian Dream came to power in 2012.
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