Participation increases 5 points compared to 2020 in the Georgia legislative elections

MADRID 26 Oct. () –

Participation in the Georgian legislative elections being held this Saturday was 41.62 percent until 3:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. in mainland Spain), which represents an increase of six points compared to the 2020 elections.

The Central Electoral Commission of Georgia (CEC) has reported in its latest bulletin that 1,454,837 people have voted out of the total of 3,495,789 called for the elections.

The most important constituency, Tbilisi, has recorded a turnout of 42.42 percent, one of the highest in the country, according to the latest CEC report.

In the 2020 legislative elections, participation at 3:00 p.m. was 36.45 percent and the final data was 56.11 percent participation.

In this Saturday’s elections there are 3,508,294 Georgians with the right to vote and 3,031 voting centers have been set up. The polls close at 8:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. in mainland Spain) and the first official results based on electronic counts are expected to be published in a matter of hours. The final results will be announced on the morning of October 27 after the manual count has been carried out.

These elections are crucial for the direction of Georgia since the ruling Georgian Dream party hopes to revalidate its mandate and its rapprochement with Russia, while the opposition proposes returning to the path of integration into the EU.