Bidzina Ivanishvili thanks supporters - "GD will honour this trust"
The Georgian Dream party honorary chair, Bidzina Ivanishvili thanked the party supporters for “backing us with such loyalty in the fourth election in a raw.”
Following the announcement of IMEDI TV-commissioned Gorbi exit poll results, Ivanishvili said, “Georgian Dream will fulfil the faith invested in them.”
GORBI’s exit polls commissioned by Imedi TV said that as of 6 p.m., the GD received 56.1%, followed by Coalition for Change – Gvaramia, Melia, Girchi, Droa – 12.6%, United National Movement – 11.6%, Strong Georgia – Lelo, for People, for Liberty – 7.0%, and Gakharia for Georgia – 4.8%.
“I want to extend my deepest gratitude to everyone gathered here and to all of Georgia, to our beloved voters,” Ivanishvili said.
“It’s rare worldwide for the same party to achieve such significant success in such challenging circumstances.
I assure you that in the immediate future, in the next four years, we will accomplish a great deal, and in the four years after that, Georgia will rank among the most successful countries. For our part, Georgian Dream will certainly honour this trust.”
The Georgian Dream team will spare no effort to ensure Georgia achieves the best results in all directions.”
Georgia holds parliamentary elections today under a new fully proportional system, with voters set to elect all 150 members of parliament in a single round of voting. The parties must now secure at least 5% of the total vote to gain parliamentary representation. Eighteen political parties and coalitions are vying for seats in this historic race.