Georgian Dream wins absolute majority in elections

TBILISI (EFE).- The ruling Georgian Dream party won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections in Georgia this Saturday, winning 53% of the vote in its favour, the Central Election Commission (CEC) reports.

So far election officials have checked 70% of the polling stations, which corresponds to a total of 2,176.

They are followed by the opposition factions Coalition for Changes with 11.2%, Unidad with 9.8%, Strong Georgia with 9.04% and Gazaria for Georgia with 8.2%, so four opposition factions gain access to the parliament, more than 5. % Limit.

The result would allow the ruling party to form a government alone, which the opposition had tried to prevent.

The Georgian Dream and its approach to the Kremlin

Georgian Dream is criticized by the opposition and the West for its attitude towards the Kremlin, its refusal to join sanctions against Russia for the war in Ukraine, the establishment of flights between the two countries and a number of repressive laws similar to existing ones. Expressed in approval. Norms in Russia.

Four opposition coalitions – Unity, Coalition for Change, Gazaria for Strong Georgia and Georgia – had agreed to form a technocratic government in the event that Georgian Dream did not win a parliamentary majority, a possibility given the trends in the results. It disappears. Test. ,

The elections, which were attended by more than 1,700 foreign observers from 76 international organizations and more than 23,000 local observers from 111 national organizations, were conducted relatively peacefully, although several disputes, fights and other violations occurred.

The main feature of these elections is that for the first time the distribution of seats will be based on a completely proportional system and almost 90% of the voters will be likely to cast electronic voting.

The Central Election Commission announced that it would make the first preliminary results public at 10:00 pm local time (6:00 pm GMT), two hours after polling stations closed.