The exit polls suggest that President Saakashvili’s National Movement-Democrats swept a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections with 78,6% of support, while other parties failed to clear 7% threshold necessary for securing seats in the Parliament. The exit poll results mean that only the ruling party would gain remaining 150 seats in the legislative body.
According to the exit polls 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%.