The ruling Georgian Dream Party won the parliamentary elections in Georgia

The ruling Georgian Dream Party won the parliamentary elections held yesterday in Georgia, receiving 54.86% of the votes. In the parliamentary elections held yesterday in Georgia, where 2,060,412 voters cast their ballots, 99.6% of the ballots …

The ruling Georgian Dream Party won the parliamentary elections in Georgia
Publish: 27.10.2024
Updated: 27.10.2024 21:07
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The ruling Georgian Dream Party won the parliamentary elections held yesterday in Georgia, receiving 54.86% of the votes.
In the parliamentary elections held yesterday in Georgia, where 2 million 60 thousand 412 voters cast their votes, 99.6% of the ballots have been counted. According to a statement from the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia, the winning party in the country, where the voter turnout was 58.9%, was the ruling Georgian Dream Party, which received 54.86% of the votes. The CEC announced that the Coalition for Change Party came in second with 10.9%, while the United National Movement Party, led by imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili, came in third with 10.1%. The Strong Georgia Party took fourth place with 8.7%, and the Gakharia Party for Georgia was in fifth place with 7.7% of the votes.

For the first time in Georgian history, electronic voting was conducted.
The elections held yesterday to select the 11th parliament of Georgia were conducted entirely through a proportional representation system and electronic voting for the first time in the country’s history. In the competition involving a total of 18 parties and 4 electoral blocs, a party or bloc needed to surpass the 5% threshold to enter parliament. According to the election results, a party or bloc that received more than 51% and won 76 seats in parliament would be able to govern alone.