The Party of Dreams, the ruling party in Georgia, has a convincing lead with 49,95 percent of the votes won in the parliamentary elections, which were considered a test of political stability in that country, according to preliminary results published today based on 72,4 percent of the votes counted.
The opposition United National Movement received the support of 26,63 percent of voters in the elections, which were held on Saturday, data from the Central Election Commission show.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) announced today that the parliamentary elections in Georgia were competitive and that basic freedoms were generally respected, Reuters reported.
In its statement, the OSCE assessed the elections as largely positive, but warned of allegations of illegalities in the conduct of the campaign, violent incidents and certain procedural problems in the counting, accusing certain media of not giving equal space to all actors.
The Dream Party, which is pro-Western but advocates closer ties with Russia, declared victory shortly after polls closed on Saturday.
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