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CEC: Voter Turnout 8,33 % at 10:00

Polling station in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. October 31, 2020. Photo: Guram Muradov / Civil.ge

292,587 voters, accounting for 8.33% of the total number of voters, cast a ballot in the parliamentary elections by 10:00, two hours after the polling stations were opened, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC).

The highest voter turnout was reported in the Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti region, where 11,8% of voters cast their ballots as of 10:00, while the lowest voter turnout was reported in 28th, 29th and 30th majoritarian districts – all three located in COVID-hit western Adjara region – 7,3%.

In the 2016 parliamentary elections, 10:00 voter turnout stood at 8.34%, while the final turnout amounted to 51.63%.

There are 3,526,023 voters eligible to cast a ballot in the elections today, at over 3,600 polling stations which opened at 8:00 countrywide.

Follow our Election Live Blog for more updates on the upcoming October 31 parliamentary elections.

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