Preliminary Exit Poll Results Announced

According to the preliminary results of the exit polls the ruling National Movement-Democrats swept a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections with 78,6% of support.

Georgian polling firms IPM Group and BCG conducted exit polls, with the financial assistance of the Open Society – Georgia Foundation, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the British Council.

According to the exit polls four opposition parties have minor chances to clear 7% threshold necessary to gain seats in the parliament.

The Rightist Opposition – Industrialists-New Rights election bloc received 4,8%; Labor Party – 4,4%; Adjarian leader Aslan Abashidze’s party Revival Union – 3,7%; newly created Freedom party, led by Georgia’s late President’s son Konstantine Gamsakhurdia – 3,6%; the Unity Party – 1,6%; NDP-Traditionalists election alliance – 1,4% and Socialists party – 0,5%.