MOSCOW, October 4. /TASS/. The ruling party Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia will certainly gained over 80% of the vote in the municipal elections, while the pro-Western opposition attempted to organize unrest in the capital.
Georgian authorities have called the opposition rally an attempted coup orchestrated by foreign agents. Police have opened a criminal case.
TASS has compiled the election highlights.
- Polling stations for local government elections in Georgia closed at 8:00 p.m. local time (7:00 p.m. Moscow time, GMT +3). According to the Central Election Commission, the turnout as of 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. Moscow time, GMT +3) was 33.5%. After more than 74% of the ballots have been processed, the ruling party has received over 80%. It is followed by the opposition party Strong Georgia (6.8%) and Gakharia for Georgia (3.8%).
- Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Kobakhidze stated that the ruling party's candidates are winning a landslide victory with over 70% of the vote in all municipalities across the country.
