Georgia’s President Predicts Second Round Of Voting Will Be Held

TBILISI-The President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili, predicts that a second round of parliamentary elections will need to be held in a number of districts.

According to the President, the pre-election process was active despite a few exceptions which did not affect the election environment. He assessed the election process as ”calm, constructive and active.”

He thanked the Georgians who participated in the elections and urged them to be just as active during the second round.

“Based on the preliminary results, multiple second round elections are expected; therefore, I would like to ask you all to be active during the run-off period and to once again show your interest and engagement in this process,” Margvelashvili said, addressing voters.

The President called on the relevant authorities to rapidly respond to the violations identified during the vote counting.

“We should use all our efforts in order to ensure that the October 8th Parliamentary Elections remain in Georgia’s history as elections conducted according to the highest standards and quality,” he said.

By Thea Morrisson