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Georgia's ruling party leads in parliamentary election

CGTN

 , Updated 16:02, 27-Oct-2024
A voter visits a polling station during Georgia's parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, October 26, 2024. /CFP
A voter visits a polling station during Georgia's parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, October 26, 2024. /CFP

A voter visits a polling station during Georgia's parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, October 26, 2024. /CFP

The ruling Georgian Dream party leads with 52.99 percent of the vote in Georgia's parliamentary election, the Central Election Commission announced on Saturday.

Giorgi Kalandarishvili, chairman of the commission, said that based on the early data obtained from 2,206 polls, Georgian Dream gained 935,004 votes.

Among the opposition parties, the Coalition for Change led with 11.2 percent of the vote, followed by the United National Movement with 9.8 percent, Strong Georgia with 9.0 percent, and Gakharia for Georgia with 8.2 percent.

The chairman also noted that the elections were held in a peaceful and free atmosphere.

"For the first time, we used special voter verification equipment and can confidently say that the elections were held successfully," Kalandarishvili said.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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