Georgian Dream Party Already Holds Guaranteed Parliamentary Majority - Official


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 26. Georgian Dream Party already holds guaranteed parliamentary majority, the party's General Secretary, Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze said at a briefing today in the capital city, Trend reports via Georgian media.

"The turnout as of 15:00 has shown an unprecedentedly high activity level, leaving no chance for the radical opposition to succeed. According to preliminary data received from local election headquarters, Georgian Dream already has a guaranteed majority in the Georgian parliament, but we need to gather our last forces and go to the polling stations to get a constitutional majority," Kaladze added.

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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