Georgian ruling party wins majority in election with 70% of precincts counted, official results say


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  • Sunday, 27 Oct 2024

Founder of the Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili speaks after the announcement of exit poll results in parliamentary elections, at the Georgian Dream party headquarters in Tbilisi, Georgia October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party won 53% of the vote in a parliamentary election on Saturday, with 70% of precincts counted, the central electoral commission said.

Final turnout in the election was 58.94%, the commission said.

The opposition said that it had won the election.

(Writing by Lucy Papachristou; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

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