CEC calls voters to ‘actively participate’ in Sunday’s by-elections
Polls will open at 8 am at 410 polling stations tomorrow where 402,091 voters are registered. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The citizens of Georgia will elect one parliament member, five mayors and members of eight city councils (Sakrebulo) across the country tomorrow, May 19.
Polls will open at 8 am at 410 polling stations where 402,091 voters are registered.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) Spokesperson Ana Mikeladze called upon all the voters “to actively participate” in Sunday’s by-elections.
Photo: CEC webpage
The CEC Spokesperson said regular news briefings will be held during the entire Election Day to providing updates on election-related information.
- Voting for parliamentary by-elections will be held at 31 polling stations at Mtatsminda district in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi where a total of 43,868 voters are registered.
- By-elections will also be held in five municipalities of Marneuli, Zestaponi, Chiatura, Zugdidi and Khulo to elect mayors and in eight municipalities of Sagarejo, Akhmeta, Adigeni, Zestaponi, Chiatura, Tkibuli, Tskaltubi and Ozurgeti – to elect members of Sakrebulo.
The election legislation prohibits any election agitation at the polling stations on Election Day.
It is also prohibited to place pre-election paid or free advertisements on TV and radio broadcasters or to publish public opinion polls until the voting ends at 8 pm.
Photo: Interior Ministry's press office
The Interior Ministry also released a statement today promising to ensure that by-elections will be held in “free, democratic and safe environment”.
The ministry called on everyone involved in election process despite their political belonging, to obey the law, and in case of necessity, apply to police officers and contribute to safe conduct of elections.
Police will react to and deal with any violation of law during the election process. Police will not let anyone aggravate the situation and none of the offences will remain unpunished”, the interior ministry announced.
The ministry also promised to protect the right of each and every citizen to vote in a calm and safe environment tomorrow.
The Central Commission of Georgia will spend 4,466,910 GEL on parliamentary and mayoral by-elections that will be held on May 19, 2019.
Polls for parliamentary by-elections will open in the district of Mtatsminda, in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi on May 19, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced today. Voting will be held at 31 polling stations, where a total of 43,868 voters are registered.
Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria has recently stated that she is “actively following” pre-election developments in Georgia and is concerned by the “extremely tense situation” in Zugdidi, the country’s west.
Two days are left before the May 19 by elections in Tbilisi and the regions, when the public will elect one MP, five mayors and members of eight city councils across the country.
Votes will be counted electronically at eight polling stations of Tkibuli and Tskaltubo in western Georgia during the May 19 by elections, the Central Election Commission of Georgia (CEC) reports.
Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia, who has cast his ballot at Mtatsminda polling station No. 5 in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, said law enforcers will ensure that today’s by-elections are held in a democratic and free environment.
27,256 voters, accounting for 6.8 percent of the total number of voters, cast their ballots in today’s by-elections by 10 a.m., two hours after the polling stations opened in Georgia, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced.
Georgia is going to the polls today to elect a member of parliament, five mayors and members of eight city councils (Sakrebulo) across the country. Polls opened at 8 a.m. this morning for 402,091 eligible voters at 410 polling stations.