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Georgian Ex-President Saakashvili's UNM Party Holds Rally

© AFP 2023 / VANO SHLAMOVSupporters of the opposition party of former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili "United National Movement" wave flags of Georgia during a protest outside the party's headquarters in Tbilisi on October 15, 2014
Supporters of the opposition party of former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili United National Movement wave flags of Georgia during a protest outside the party's headquarters in Tbilisi on October 15, 2014 - Sputnik International
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Georgian ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's United National Movement (UNM) party members are holding protest in front of the Central Election Commission's (CEC) building on Sunday amid vote counting after the legislative elections.

Supporters of ruling Georgian Dream party attend a rally after the parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, October 8, 2016 - Sputnik International
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TBILISI (Sputnik) — After processing results from some 31 polling stations, the CEC revealed that the UNM with 25.27 percent of votes lagged behind the ruling Georgian Dream Party which was supported by 51.8 percent of voters in the parliamentary elections held a day before.

"We want to warn the CEC and authorities from going against the will of Georgian voters and urge them to record the data consistent with reality," Levan Tarkhnishvili, UNM member, said in the interview with Rustavi 2 broadcaster.

The rally has not descended into clashes so far.

On Saturday, Georgia elected its legislature in accordance with the mixed voting system. According to Georgia's legislation, 77 lawmakers are elected proportionately to the share of votes given to parties' lists and 73 parliamentarians are elected in single-mandate electoral districts.

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