Kremlin propagandist Margarita Simonyan responded to the parliamentary elections held in Georgia, writing on Telegram, "The Georgians won."
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Prior to the announcement of preliminary results, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated Georgian Dream and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on their "overwhelming victory." "The people of Georgia know what is best for their country, and made their voice heard today!!" Orbán wrote on X.
As of October 26, 23:20, the Central Election Commission had counted 2239 out of 3111 election precincts, or almost 72%. According to the preliminary results, Georgian Dream received 53% of the votes, which will allow it to secure the majority of parliamentary seats and form the government independently.
The preliminary results of the parliamentary elections are as follows:
- Georgian Dream - 951 037 votes (53.028%)
- Coalition for Change - 200 604 votes (11.185%)
- Unity - National Movement - 176 700 votes (9.852%)
- Strong Georgia - 161 603 votes (9.011%)
- Gakharia - for Georgia - 147 487 votes (8.224%)
According to these preliminary results, the parliamentary party Girchi, which received 57,769 votes (3.22%), along with the Patriots' Alliance (2.52%) and Labor Party (0.75%), did not surpass the 5% electoral threshold.
By 20:00, voter turnout stood at 58.94%, meaning 2060,412 voters came to the polling stations. For comparison, turnout in the parliamentary elections of 2020 was 56.11%, in 2016 was 51.63%, and in 2012 was 60.8%.
