06:47Voters in Tbilisi shared expectations as Georgia's parliamentary elections kicked off on Saturday.
"Things must improve for us. We want to live in friendship with everyone, we will love each other. <...> This is the greatest day in the life of our republic. We stand for peace, for freedom, but we won't resign to anyone's control," said Zurab, a voter.
Another respondent stressed the importance of Georgia's political and economical independence. "In the economy we have to think about ourselves. We have to improve the economy, so that we live in a friendly, cheerful way, as it was before," she said.
Local resident Vakhtang expressed his dismay at the imposition of 'pseudo-values' from outside. "Centralisation of power is the worst thing that I feel right now, that in Georgia it can lead us to something very bad. And [I vote] in order to just avoid that, here's my motivation [to vote] today," the voter concluded.
According to the press service of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia, as of midday 324, 197 people had participated in the elections, which is about 10 percent of the total number of voters.
CEC also said that 150 MPs are to be elected. A total of 18 parties are currently registered, including the ruling party Georgian Dream.
In total, about 3.5 million Georgian citizens will reportedly be able to participate in the elections. 3,044 polling stations are open throughout the country, and 67 more are functioning abroad.
It is also reported that factions must win at least 5 per cent, and seats in the legislature will be distributed among the parties in proportion to the number of votes cast for their lists. The political movement that comes first will present a candidate for prime minister.
We support peace, but won't resign to anyone's control - Voters in Tbilisi share expectations for parliamentary elections
Voters in Tbilisi shared expectations as Georgia's parliamentary elections kicked off on Saturday.
"Things must improve for us. We want to live in friendship with everyone, we will love each other. <...> This is the greatest day in the life of our republic. We stand for peace, for freedom, but we won't resign to anyone's control," said Zurab, a voter.
Another respondent stressed the importance of Georgia's political and economical independence. "In the economy we have to think about ourselves. We have to improve the economy, so that we live in a friendly, cheerful way, as it was before," she said.
Local resident Vakhtang expressed his dismay at the imposition of 'pseudo-values' from outside. "Centralisation of power is the worst thing that I feel right now, that in Georgia it can lead us to something very bad. And [I vote] in order to just avoid that, here's my motivation [to vote] today," the voter concluded.
According to the press service of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia, as of midday 324, 197 people had participated in the elections, which is about 10 percent of the total number of voters.
CEC also said that 150 MPs are to be elected. A total of 18 parties are currently registered, including the ruling party Georgian Dream.
In total, about 3.5 million Georgian citizens will reportedly be able to participate in the elections. 3,044 polling stations are open throughout the country, and 67 more are functioning abroad.
It is also reported that factions must win at least 5 per cent, and seats in the legislature will be distributed among the parties in proportion to the number of votes cast for their lists. The political movement that comes first will present a candidate for prime minister.
Voters in Tbilisi shared expectations as Georgia's parliamentary elections kicked off on Saturday.
"Things must improve for us. We want to live in friendship with everyone, we will love each other. <...> This is the greatest day in the life of our republic. We stand for peace, for freedom, but we won't resign to anyone's control," said Zurab, a voter.
Another respondent stressed the importance of Georgia's political and economical independence. "In the economy we have to think about ourselves. We have to improve the economy, so that we live in a friendly, cheerful way, as it was before," she said.
Local resident Vakhtang expressed his dismay at the imposition of 'pseudo-values' from outside. "Centralisation of power is the worst thing that I feel right now, that in Georgia it can lead us to something very bad. And [I vote] in order to just avoid that, here's my motivation [to vote] today," the voter concluded.
According to the press service of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia, as of midday 324, 197 people had participated in the elections, which is about 10 percent of the total number of voters.
CEC also said that 150 MPs are to be elected. A total of 18 parties are currently registered, including the ruling party Georgian Dream.
In total, about 3.5 million Georgian citizens will reportedly be able to participate in the elections. 3,044 polling stations are open throughout the country, and 67 more are functioning abroad.
It is also reported that factions must win at least 5 per cent, and seats in the legislature will be distributed among the parties in proportion to the number of votes cast for their lists. The political movement that comes first will present a candidate for prime minister.