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Reuters: Ruling party in Georgia decisively wins parliament vote

Published Oct. 10, 2016 at 4:24 pm

Georgian Dream party supporters cheer during a rally after the parliamentary elections in Tbilisi on October 8, 2016The ruling Georgian Dream party declared victory in Georgia's parliamentary elections but the opposition has questioned the results of two exit polls, sparking fears of political instability.

Photo by AFP PHOTO / Giorgi ABDALADZE

The ruling party in Georgia decisively won parliamentary elections, firming its grip on power in the former Soviet nation, near-complete results showed on Oct. 9.

With 99.41 percent of the votes in, data from the Central Election Commission gave the ruling Georgian Dream party 48.61 percent of the vote and the opposition United National Movement (UNM) 27.04 percent.