«Грузинская мечта» сохраняет лидерство в грузинской политике по итогам промежуточных и внеочередных выборов

Правящая партия «Грузинская мечта» сохранила свою ведущую позицию в грузинской политике после объявления результатов дополнительных выборов мэров пяти ключевых городов Грузии, которые состоялись в воскресенье (19 мая) в преддверии важных парламентских выборов следующего года.

Кандидаты «Грузинской мечты» победили в выборах в Зугдиди, Марнеули, Зестафони, Чиатура и Хуло. Поскольку выборы на эти посты проходили по всей Грузии, и многие из них рассматривались как важные места, агитация на выборах была интенсивной, и результаты были детально проанализированы.

Оппозиция возлагала большие надежды на то, что она победит в главном городе Зугдиди, в Западной Грузии. Здесь главная оппозиционная партия, Единое национальное движение (ЕНД), выставила свою звездную кандидатуру Сандру Рулофс, родившуюся в Голландии, жену бывшего президента Михаила Саакашвили, который свободно говорит по-грузински и пользуется поддержкой в регионе. В предварительных результатах, опубликованных Центральной избирательной комиссией «Грузинская мечта», кандидат Георгий Шенгелия получил 54,18% голосов, а Сандра Рулофс из «Объединенной оппозиции» получила 42,84%. Количество голосов распределилось следующим образом: Георгий Шенгелия 30 470, Сандра Рулофс - 24 095. Другие кандидаты в мэры получили менее 1% голосов. Кандидаты от «Грузинской мечты» также выиграли в четырех других городах.

На выборах в восемь муниципальных советов в разных частях страны кандидаты от «Грузинской мечты» также одержали победу.

На выборах в воскресенье также определялась судьба вакантного места в парламенте страны для депутата от Мтацминдского округа Тбилиси. Здесь кандидат от Грузинской мечты вышел с сильным лидерством, но не набрал более 50% поданных голосов, но является фаворитом на победу во втором туре.

Наблюдатели за выборами не отметили каких-либо серьезных нарушений во время выборов, но оппозиция продолжает заявлять о фальсификации выборов и угрозах уличных протестов.

источник: commonspace.eu по материалам агентств

фото: Сандра Рулофс, кандидат от оппозиционного национального движения на выборах мэра в Зугдиди, в воскресенье 19 мая 2019 года. (Фото любезно предоставлено "Интерпресс", Тбилиси).

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