Monday, August 25, 2025

Clean sweep for government in Georgia's local election

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The Georgian Dream coalition won all races for mayors and heads of municipality in the second round of the local elections. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Dream coalition won the second round of the local election in every city and municipality, according to preliminary results from Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC).

Davit Narmania, Georgian Dream candidate for Tbilisi mayor,

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Landslide victory for the government coalition in Tbilisi local election

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Tamar Zhvania, head of Georgia’s election commission, announced the preliminary results Saturday night. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government coalition’s candidate for Tbilisi mayor will get 72.7 percent of votes, according to  preliminary results from the Central Election Commission (CEC) in Georgia.

Presenting the results Sunday night, CEC head Tamar Zhvania

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Lower voter turnout in Georgia run-off elections

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Voter turnout at 17:00 was 28%, compared to 35% on June 15. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The second round of Georgia’s local elections are proceeding without any major violations.

Voter turnout at 17:00 was 28%  – significantly less than in the first round, when the turnout was 35% at 17:00, according to the Central Election Commission

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Georgia holds second round of local elections

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Georgians go to the polls for run-off elections in eight cities and 13 municipalities today. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Today, Georgia holds the second round of the local election in eight cities and 13 municipalities.

According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), there are 1,715,514 voters for the second round, who will vote in 28 electoral districts comprising

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Businesses offer discount for Georgians who vote

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Gas station companies are among the backers of a new TV ad offering discount for people who vote. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Several large companies in Georgia are offering discounts for customers who go and vote in the second round of local elections on Saturday.

A commercial appeared on television Thursday, placed by ‘businesses united for a common goal’. It calls

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Second round of Georgia's local election slated for July 12

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The second round of local elections will be held on July 12. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The second round of Georgia’s local election will be held on next Saturday, July 12, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC).

CEC made its decision after a session which ended late Thursday night. The first round of the local

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Georgia repeat elections will be on June 29

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In a few places, people will be asked to vote again on June 29 because the elections results were canceled. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Repeat elections will be held June 29 at seven precincts because results there were canceled, Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) announced.

Among the precincts which will hold another first round in the local elections two are in Marneuli,

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Election update after 98% of votes have been counted

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Former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili voting in Ozurgeti on Sunday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government coalition had a strong showing in the local election, though not as strong as in the previous two national elections.

In the capital Tbilisi, the coalition’s candidate for mayor, Davit Narmania, received 46.12 percent,

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Celebratory mood after Georgia's local election

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Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili (left) and candidate for Tbilisi mayor Davit Narmania, celebrated Sunday night. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Both the ruling Georgian Dream coalition and the National Movement celebrated the results of exit polls from Sunday’s local election.

Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili congratulated candidate for Tbilisi mayor Davit Narmania on his victory,

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