The governing party of Georgia is strongly in the lead in the parliamentary election, according to the National Commission.
After a count of votes from about two-thirds of the country’s precincts the commission said Sunday that the Georgian Dream party, a pro-Western, reformist party, which has been in power since 2012, had tallied just under 50 percent of the votes for the seats chosen by proportional representation, AP reported.
The opposition United National Movement, another pro-Western party, had about 27 percent. Of the 150 seats in parliament, 77 are chosen by national party list. The results for 73 seats contested in single …read more
Source: European Voice