Georgian Central Election Commission: 28.22% voter turnout by 15:00, over 990,000 voters cast ballots

The Central Election Commission of Georgia reports that as of 15:00, 991,651 voters had arrived at polling stations, accounting for 28.22% of the total number of registered voters.

“The voting process is proceeding mainly in a calm and professional environment. While some isolated incidents have been reported, they are not expected to impact the overall conduct of the election”, the election administration said.

Local self-government elections are currently taking place in Georgia. Citizens are electing representatives for a four-year term to the municipal representative bodies - the Sakrebulo - as well as the mayor of the self-governing city or community.

Sakrebulo elections are conducted based on both majoritarian and proportional electoral systems.

Georgian citizens will elect 2,058 members to 64 Sakrebulos, through both proportional and majoritarian systems, along with 64 mayors.