In the parliamentary elections held in Georgia yesterday, where 2 million 60 thousand 412 voters cast their votes, 99.6% of the ballots have been opened. According to a statement by the Central Election Commission of Georgia (CEC), the winning party in the country, where the voter turnout was 58.9%, was the ruling Georgian Dream Party, which received 54.86% of the votes. The CEC announced that the Coalition for Change Party came in second with 10.9%, while the United National Movement Party of imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili ranked third with 10.1%, the Strong Georgia Party came fourth with 8.7%, and the Gakharia Party for Georgia placed fifth with 7.7% of the votes. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN GEORGIA'S HISTORY, ELECTRONIC VOTING WAS CONDUCTEDThe elections held yesterday to elect the 11th parliament of Georgia were conducted for the first time in the country's history using a completely proportional representation system and electronic voting. In the competition involving a total of 18 parties and 4 electoral blocs, it was necessary to surpass the 5% threshold to enter parliament. According to the election results, a party or bloc that exceeded 51% and won 76 seats in parliament would be able to govern alone.
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