Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili voted in the parliamentary elections, expressing confidence that today “Georgia will win”, NewsGeorgia reports.
“This time I voted not for someone, but for something. I voted for the new Georgia, for which I came to this country 22 years ago, for which my ancestors prayed. I voted for the Georgia for which, I am sure, all of Georgia is praying. In the evening, we will all be winners. No one will lose, because Georgia will win,” Zurabishvili said.
For the first time, 150 members of the Georgian parliament are elected not by a mixed system, as before, but entirely by a proportional system.
To get into parliament, parties need to overcome the five percent barrier. 18 political entities are competing for parliamentary mandates.
If none of them manages to get the majority of seats, a coalition government will have to be formed.
Public opinion polls give conflicting forecasts. The most likely scenario is that the ruling Georgian Dream and four other opposition forces will overcome the barrier.