TBILISI, DFWatch–Giorgi Margvelashvili thanked all his supporters and Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili Sunday night, after exit polls showed he had won the Georgian presidential election in the first round.
“Thanks to every citizen […] to the members of [my campaign] staff,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Dream candidate Giorgi Margvelashvili has received 62 percent of the votes in the Georgian presidential election after 95% of the votes have been counted, Georgia’s Central Election Committee (CEC) announced.
This is slightly less than two
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Dream coalition’s candidate Giorgi Margvelashvili is predicted to win Georgia’s presidential election in the first round.
Two exit polls show Margvelashvili winning clearly. According to an exit poll by the German company GFK on the order of
TBILISI, DFWatch–Despite low turnout, the legitimacy of today’s election is not in question, says Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC).
By 15:00, 32 percent had voted. In 2012’s parliamentary election, the turnout at 15:00 was 45 percent.
A spokesperson for
TBILISI, DFWatch–The main candidates in Georgia’s presidential election Sunday cast their vote.
Giorgi Margvelashvili from the Georgian Dream coalition arrived at the precinct with his daughter. He said he has voted for a step forward for Georgia.
Margvelashvili
TBILISI, DFWatch–At noon, voter turnout in Georgia’s presidential election was highest in the Racha region (29%) in the mid north part of the country and in Guria (24%) in the south west.
Overall turnout at noon was 17 %, as just over 600 000 out of 3.5 million who are
TBILISI, DFWatch–Nino Burjanadze, presidential candidate and leader of the Democratic Movement, on Saturday sent an open letter of thanks to the interior minister which was published by the media.
A day before the election, she sent a ‘thank you’ letter
TBILISI, DFWatch–Today, Georgia is holding presidential election. This is the sixth presidential election in the country, but since Mikheil Saakashvili and Eduard Shevardnadze were elected twice, people will elect the fourth president of Georgia.
There are 23 candidates
TBILISI, DFWatch–Media outlets registered with the Central Election Commission (CEC) will have the right to observe the election in prisons.
1 576 prisoners and detainees are entitled to vote.
The Prison Ministry on Saturday expressed full readiness to conduct the
TBILISI, DFWatch–The de facto South Ossetian government has imposed restrictions for Georgian citizens along the demarcation line.
The Interior Ministry on Saturday issued a statement expressing concern about the de facto government’s decision. The Ministry recalls