Georgian Dream party wins elections with 54.24% of votes — electoral commission - UPDATED-2
Georgian Dream, which is the ruling party in Georgia at present, is winning at parliamentary elections with 54.24% of votes, according to data of the Central Electoral Commission after manual counting of votes from 97% of polling stations, Paralel.Az reports.
The Coalition for Change party is second with 10.8% of votes. The Unity - National Movement party comes third with 10.1%.
The parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on October 26. These were the first elections in the country with the use of electronic ballot boxes installed at 74% of polling stations and covering almost 90% of voters. According to the Central Electoral Commission, the voter turnout stood at 58.94%.
Three opposition parties said earlier after the first publication of voting data that they do not recognize results of the election.
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Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party won 53% of the vote in a parliamentary election on Saturday, with 70% of precincts counted, the central electoral commission said, Paralel.Az reports citing Reuters.
Final turnout in the election was 58.94%, the commission said.