TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party won 53% of the vote in a parliamentary election on Saturday, with 70% of precincts counted, the central electoral commission said. Final turnout in the election was 58.94%, the commission said. The opposition said that it had won the election. (Writing by Lucy Papachristou; editing by Guy […]
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Georgian ruling party wins majority in election with 70% of precincts counted, official results say
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TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party won 53% of the vote in a parliamentary election on Saturday, with 70% of precincts counted, the central electoral commission said.
Final turnout in the election was 58.94%, the commission said.
The opposition said that it had won the election.
(Writing by Lucy Papachristou; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)