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The victory gives the ruling party the opportunity to form the government of Georgia on its own.
She alone can form a government. The opposition believes that the elections are rigged and wants to ask international observers not to recognize them.
The ruling party “Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia” won the elections to Georgia’s unicameral parliament. This is clear from the preliminary official results published by the Central Electoral Commission on Sunday, November 1, after counting more than 88 percent of the votes.
According to the CEC, he won just over 48 percent of the vote. The president of the ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, congratulated the supporters for their victory in the elections, without waiting for preliminary official data and referring to the exit polls.
The opposition United National Movement (UNM) party was supported by about 27 percent of voters, CEC data shows.
European Georgia – Freedom Movement and the pro-Russian Party Alliance of Patriots received more than three percent of the vote. In all, nine parties are exceeding the 1% electoral threshold at the time of publication.
According to Georgian Dream Executive Secretary Irakli Kobakhidze, the ruling party in parliament currently receives 76 terms. This gives you the opportunity to form a government on your own.
The Georgian opposition calls a protest rally in the center of Tbilisi
The Georgian opposition believes that the elections are rigged. The leaders of the opposition parties intend to ask international observers not to recognize the parliamentary elections as legitimate. A meeting is being called in the center of Tbilisi.
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who was the leader of UNM from 2004 to 2015, called the results of the parliamentary elections a triumph for the Georgian opposition forces.
It considers the formation of a government of national unity with other opposition parties as a top priority. Saakashvili added that he would not run for the post of prime minister in this government.
Parliamentary elections in Georgia were held according to new rules. The threshold for passing games has been lowered from three to one percent. 48 parties and two blocks participated in the elections. 150 deputies are elected to the Georgian Parliament: 120 according to the lists and 30 according to the majority system. Parliament is elected for four years.
Source: DW Russian Service
