Georgia’s ruling celebration leads the election race, however it’s unclear who will type the subsequent authorities

Georgian oligarch and founding father of the ruling Georgian Dream celebration, Bidzina Ivanishvili, delivers a speech throughout a gathering on the celebration headquarters after exit polls have been introduced in the course of the parliamentary elections in Tbilisi on October 26, 2024. | Picture credit score: AFP

Georgia’s Central Election Fee stated on Saturday that the ruling Georgian Dream celebration gained 52.99% of the vote after parliamentary elections within the South Caucasus nation.

The CEC stated the announcement was preliminary after 97% of digital votes have been counted. Georgians voted throughout the nation electronically and by poll.

Not all votes solid by Georgians overseas have been counted. Earlier on Saturday, opposition events claimed victory.

If Georgian Dream wins a parliamentary majority, it’ll stoke fears concerning the nation’s bid for EU membership, which was suspended earlier this 12 months by Brussels after the ruling celebration handed legal guidelines stifling free speech.