Second Round of Voting of Parliamentary Elections Ends in Georgia

© REUTERS / David MdzinarishviliA woman casts her ballot during the second round of parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, October 30, 2016.
A woman casts her ballot during the second round of parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, October 30, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The second round of voting of the parliamentary elections in single-mandate electoral districts finished in Georgia as the polling stations closed 8:00 p.m. local time (16:00 GMT) on Sunday.

Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson - Sputnik International
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TBILISI (Sputnik) — The results will finally distribute the seats in the Georgian parliament, and the party gaining the majority vote will be able to introduce the candidate for the post of the country's prime minister, who will form the new cabinet.

The Georgian Dream Party is expecting to win a constitutional majority, which requires to gain at least 113 seats.

The Georgia's Central Election Commission (CEC) has organized 2,229 polling stations in 50 electoral districts.

According to Georgia's legislation,  the parliament consists of 150 lawmakers, whereas 77 lawmakers are elected proportionately to the share of votes given to parties' lists and 73 parliamentarians are elected in single-mandate electoral districts.

October 8, the first round of elections was held, resulting in three parties made it into the Georgian parliament — the ruling Georgian Dream Party (44 seats), the United National Movement (7 seats)and the Alliance of Patriots (6 seats).

The second round of voting took place today in 50 out of 73 single-mandate electoral districts, where none of the candidates managed to gain over 50% of votes after the first round, necessary to establish the winner. The two candidates obtaining the best results following the first round of voting were contesting today's elections. The citizens in the majority of electoral districts  were choosing between the candidates from the Georgian Dream Party and the Georgian ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's United National Movement.

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