Overview

• Polling stations closed at 20:00 local across 3,061 sites for 3.51 million registered voters, and vote counting is underway.
• Turnout reached 17.1% by noon, 28.22% by 15:00, and 33.5% by 17:00, trailing comparable figures from 2021 at each update.
• The Central Election Commission reported only isolated incidents and five complaints, stating they would not affect the vote.
• Thousands rallied in Tbilisi, with some protesters breaking through barriers at the presidential residence as special forces used pepper spray and a water cannon.
• Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze claimed party headquarters data show Georgian Dream above 70% in all municipalities, a result not yet confirmed by official tallies.