On October 26, Georgians cast their ballots in a parliamentary election and more than 3,000 polling stations opened at 8 a.m.
Georgians elects a 150-member legislature in their first fully proportional elections, without runoffs. Only parties that receive 5% of the vote will enter parliament. 18 political parties/coalitions have registered to compete in the elections.
3,508,294 registered voters are eligible to vote in 3,111 precincts, including 67 overseas, in 42 countries. Of the registered voters, 95,910 are registered abroad, an increase of 45% compared to the 2020 election.
Greater participation of youth is also expected, with 135,922 first-time voters.
This is the first Georgian election to be conducted with predominantly electronic voting, meaning that voters will cast ballots at polling stations using electronic machines that verify and count the votes. About 90% (3,113,747) voters will cast their ballots using this new procedure. Remote and overseas constituencies will use traditional polling procedures.
Ballots in electronic precincts across Georgia will be counted automatically after the polls close at 8 pm, and based on the automatic count, the Central Election Commission is expected to release preliminary results today, several hours after the polls close.
Over 100 local and more than 60 international observation missions are registered to monitor what is considered one of the most closely watched elections in independent Georgia.
