Tbilisi/28.10.13/Turan-BSPRESS : The presidential candidate of the ruling coalition "Georgian Dream " George Margvelashvily is gaining 62.09 % in the elections ,
David Bakradze, from the " United National Movement " ( Saakashvili's party ) gains 21.09 % , said the CEC after the data from 91 % of the sites.
Nino Burjanadze, the party "Democratic Movement - United Georgia" is gaining 10.06%. According to the press speaker of the Central Election Commission of Georgia Eka Azarashvili at a press briefing on Monday, October 28, turnout was 46.6%, or 1,648,000 662.
The inauguration of the new president will take place on November 17.
Under the Constitution, the final results of the elections shall be announced within 20 days after the vote.
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili will hold a press conference today where he could announce the name of his successor as head of government. He wants to retire from politics and engage in the development of the civil sector. -02D-
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Elvin Zeynalov, a religious activist living in the village of Mashtaga, was detained on January 31 around noon by individuals in plain clothes outside a store near his home. According to his relatives, later in the evening, Zeynalov was brought back home by people in black clothing, who conducted a search. They took Zeynalov's pants from the wardrobe, put marijuana in the pocket, then "seized" the drugs, filmed the video, and then took the activist away again.
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Aide to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev is on a visit to Iran, where he met with Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic Mehdi Sanayi.
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On January 31, the trial of opposition politician Tofig Yagublu continued at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, where the examination of documents resumed. Yagublu pointed out the falsification of the search protocols related to the search at his home. He drew attention to the fact that the protocol stated that on December 14, 2023, at 16:00, the investigator completed the questioning of the "victim" and decided to conduct a search.
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During the winter session of PACE at the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg, a "parallel event" was held on January 30 dedicated to the "alarming human rights crisis in Azerbaijan." The hearings were organized by the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and PACE member, co-chair of the Group of Unified European Left (Group of the Unified European), Spanish parliamentarian Laura Castel Fort.
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