Zurabishvili: I Expected to Become President

Ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party-backed presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili has commented on the results of the Central Election Commission, according to which she received 59.7% of votes, which is equal to 916,873 votes.

United Opposition candidate Grigol Vashadze received 618,925 votes, which is equal to 40.3% of the total votes. According to the information published on the CEC web-page, at this stage, the votes of 2986 polling stations have been counted, which is 80.78% of all polling stations.

“I felt a huge responsibility when I learnt I had become President,” she said.

Zurabishvili noted that the results of the election represent a victory for society.

“The final results have not been published yet…But I expected to become President,” she added.

By Thea Morrison