(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 26. The voter turnout
for the parliamentary election in Georgia at 10:00 (GMT +4) was
9.27 percent, Trend reports via the country's Central Election
Commission (CEC).
The highest turnout was recorded in the Racha-Lechkhumi region,
where 12.09 percent of voters cast their ballots, while the lowest
(7.65 percent) was in Guria.
The regional distribution is as follows: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
- 8.23 percent, Adjara - 7.81 percent, Tbilisi - 10.07 percent,
Kakheti - 10.05 percent, Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 10.42 percent, Kvemo
Kartli - 8.47 percent, Shida Kartli - 9.66 percent,
Samtskhe-Javakheti - 8.75 percent, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo
Svaneti - 12.09 percent, Imereti - 8.12 percent, and Guria - 7.65
percent.
To note, polling stations in Georgia commenced at 08:00 and will
conclude at 20:00.
A total of 3,508,294 people can vote, including 95,910 abroad.
For this legislative election, 3,111 voting stations were set up,
including a record 67 abroad. Georgians abroad can vote in 53
cities in 42 countries.
The voting process will be closely monitored by 102 local and 64
international organizations.
This year, a proportional system based on party lists will
exclusively elect members of parliament. To win seats in
parliament, parties must win at least five percent of the vote.
All in all, there are 18 parties in the race, with five of them
joining forces to form coalitions.
The parliamentary election will also introduce the electronic
voting system for the first time. Thanks to modern technology, more
than 90 percent of ballots are expected to be counted and the
results published within an hour after the polls close.
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