Georgians go to polls in 'existential' parliamentary election

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52% : Nika Melia, a leader of the Coalition for Change, speaks to the media at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia October 26, 2024From left: Georgian national, EU and Ukrainian national flags hangs at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024Georgian people cast their ballots during parliamentary elections, at a polling station in Tbilisi, Georgia, 26 October 2024A Georgian woman casts her ballot in Tbilisi, Georgia, 26 October 2024Still, that did not stop Ivanishvili from painting a grotesque image of the West where 'orgies are taking place right in the streets' in a recent TV interview.
51% : We are hopeful that pro-EU electorate will prevail'.
51% : But with 80 per cent of the population supporting EU membership, the government has had to be careful not to antagonize Brussels while deepening relations with Moscow.
48% : One such supporter, Ghia Abashidze, a political analyst known for his openly pro-government stance, told the Mail, 'The Georgian Dream will secure around 60% of the vote, and those in the West who unfairly criticize the legitimate government of this country will have to relent, respect the will of the majority in Georgian society, and restart relations with official Tbilisi.'Read More Kremlin tries to discredit Moldova's referendum to join EU amid pro-West resultThe opposition bloc includes Georgia's main opposition force -- the United National Movement (UNM) of jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili -- and Akhali, a newly formed party led by former justice minister Nika Gvaramia and former UNM chair Nika Melia.

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