Grigol Vashadze Comments on Preliminary Results of Exit Polls

After announcing the preliminary results of the exit polls conducted by different organizations, Grigol Vashadze, presidential candidate of the United Opposition, stated that he will wait for the final results of the elections, as the exit polls reflect the results as of 17:00, and a huge number of voters arrived at the polls after that time.

According to presidential candidate of the United Opposition, he respects Edison Research, the company that conducted the exit poll at the request of Rustavi 2 TV, but stated it is necessary to wait for the final data of the Central Election Commission.

"Such elections have never been held in Georgia. The authorities mobilized and bribed everyone they could. Criminals were also involved in the process," Vashadze stated.

Presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili has yet to comment on the exit poll results.

According to the exit poll conducted by Edison Research, Salome Zurabishvili, the presidential candidate supported by the ruling party, received 55% of votes, while Grigol Vashadze, presidential candidate of the United Opposition, received 45% of votes in the second round of the presidential elections of Georgia. The above-mentioned exit poll reflects the results as of 17:00. The exit poll was conducted by Edison Research at the request of Rustavi 2 TV.

As for another exit poll requested by Imedi TV and conducted by “Gallup”, Salome Zurabishvili received 58%, Grigol Vashadze 42% of votes. In total 10,204 respondents were interviewed randomly. The margin of error is 2%.

By Ana Dumbadze