TBILISI: Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party beat main opposition force the United National Movement (UNM) in legislative polls, according to official early results released Sunday amid accusations of vote rigging. After polls closed in Saturday’s vote the Georgian Dream was quick to declare victory based on exit polls that gave it a strong lead over the UNM. But the UNM accused the government of attempts to “steal elections” and held a protest rally outside the central election commission. Several opposition parties — such as the Labour Party, Alliance of Patriots, and Democratic Georgia – also cried foul, accusing the government of massive vote rigging. Due to the country’s complex election rules the final makeup of the 150-seat parliament may only become clear by late November.

Source: Manila Times October 09, 2016 10:07 UTC