Georgia’s Ruling Party Claims Victory in Parliamentary Elections
- Georgia’s election commission puts Georgian Dream at 48%
- Opposition claims polls were rigged, holds protest rally
Bidzina Ivanishvili on Oct. 31. Election observers will deliver their preliminary conclusions on Nov. 1.
Photographer: David Mdzinarishvili/TASS via Getty Images
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Georgia’s ruling party, founded by its richest man, claimed victory in Saturday’s parliamentary elections amid opposition protests that the polls were rigged.
The Georgian Dream of billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili received 48.1% of votes counted by late Sunday to post its third straight election victory over the main opposition bloc that proposed his arch rival, former President Mikheil Saakashvili, as its candidate for prime minister.