CEC: Voter turnout 58.94% at 8 p.m.
CEC: Voter turnout 58.94% at 8 p.m.

Voter turnout has reached 58.94% in Georgia’s parliamentary elections, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia reported.

Of the country’s 3,508,294 million registered voters, 2,060,412 cast the ballot by the time polls closed at 8 p.m.

Voting took place across 3,111 precincts nationwide, including 12 in penitentiary facilities and one in a mental health centre.

Georgia hold 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.