The exit polls released give completely different predictions for the result: in one the ruling party is said to be winning comfortably, while two others are predicting a victory for the opposition
The polls have closed in Georgia, with all sides expected to emerge victorious in parliamentary elections that will determine whether the former Soviet republic turns to the West or to Russia amid the war in Ukraine.
The six polls announced immediately after voting ended give completely different predictions of the outcome: in one of them the ruling Georgian Dream party is reported to win comfortably, while two others predict that the opposition will have a majority in the new parliament.
The Imedi TV channel, which supports the Georgian Dream, predicted a victory for the conservative party with a percentage of 56%. The pro-opposition channels Formula and Mtavari Arkhi say the pro-Western parties will, all together, manage to control the 150-member parliament.
The six-poll conducted by the US Edison Research institute on behalf of a pro-opposition television station shows that the four opposition parties that have joined together have 51.9% to 40.9% for Georgian Dream.
The offices of Georgia’s opposition parties celebrated the results of independent exit polls that claimed the pro-European opposition won 56% of the vote. pic.twitter.com/QVcKtlHogC
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 26, 2024
The pro-Western president of Georgia, Salome Zourabisvili, in a first reaction, wrote on Platform X that “European Georgia wins with 52%”.
European Georgia is winning with 52% despite attempts to rig elections and without votes from the diaspora 👍🇬🇪🇪🇺
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) October 26, 2024
Source :Skai
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