Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has already voted and said the Central Election Commission will announce a result of 60% for the pro-government Georgian Dream Party.
Voting has begun in Georgia’s parliamentary elections. This was reported by Echo of the Caucasus on Saturday, October 26.
According to Georgia’s Central Election Commission, a total of 3,111 polling stations are open tomorrow. Of these, 3,044 sites were opened in Georgia, and another 67 in 53 cities in 42 countries.
The total number of voters in Georgia is slightly more than 3.5 million There are more than 95 thousand voters in special lists of polling stations created abroad.
Parliamentary elections in Georgia are being observed by 102 local and 64 international organizations. 98 media outlets received accreditation to cover the vote.
18 parties are participating in the election. The pro-government TV channel Imedi and the GORBI company say the rating of the ruling Georgian Dream party has exceeded 60%, and only two opposition parties have overcome the 5% barrier.
The results differ significantly compared to the opposition channels. According to an Edison Research poll commissioned by the Formula TV channel, Georgian Dream got 34%, and the pro-European opposition parties that could overcome the electoral threshold – 53%.
According to a Savanta poll published by Mtavari TV, the ruling party got 35%, and the four main pro-European opposition parties – 52%.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili and the four main opposition parties hope to form a coalition government after the election.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze, who voted in the parliamentary elections, also said that the rating of the Georgian Dream reached 60%.
According to him, when the Central Election Commission announced the result of 60% for the Georgian Dream, the opposition must “come to terms with the fact that Georgians have finally refused to return to the dark past.” He refused to answer a question about the transfer of power to the opposition if it wins.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili also voted in the parliamentary elections.
“I want to congratulate all Georgians on this day that I did not vote for someone, this time I voted for the new Georgia, for Georgia where I went to this country 22 years ago I voted the Georgia that all my parents pray for, that all Georgia prays for tonight.
We remind you that the elections in Georgia are called historic, because their results may indicate either the future integration of the state with the EU or rapprochement with Russia. Correspondent.net wrote in detail about the pre-election situation in Georgia.
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