1,607,530 voters, accounting for 45.77% of the total number of voters, cast a ballot in the parliamentary elections by 17:00, nine 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 57.3% of voters cast their ballots as of 17:00, while the lowest voter turnout was reported in the Kvemo Kartli region – 41.9%. Tbilisi came in second to the last, with 43.8% voter turnout.
In the 2016 parliamentary elections, 17:00 nationwide voter turnout stood at 42%.
Polling stations will close at 20:00, immediately followed by vote tabulation.
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