Georgia's CEC: Voter turnout 41.62% at 15:00

As many as 1,454,837 persons, accounting for 41.62% of the total number of registered voters, cast a ballot in Georgia's parliamentary elections by 15:00 (GMT+4), seven hours after the polling stations were opened, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC), Report informs referring to Civil Georgia.

The 15:00 turnout is about 5 percent higher than the previous 2020 election, but lower than the landmark 2012 election that brought Georgian Dream to power.

In the 2020 parliamentary elections, 15:00 voter turnout stood at 36.45%, with 1,279,947 citizens casting a ballot, while the final turnout amounted to 56.11%, with 1,970,540 eligible voters participating in the polls.

Some 3,508,294 Georgians are eligible to vote in today’s crucial parliamentary elections at 3,031 polling stations. Polls close at 8 p.m. and preliminary official results of the electronic precincts (some 90% of voters) will be available in the next few hours. The CEC plans to announce the final results on the morning of October 27, after all ballots have been hand-counted.