Georgian gov’t ready to fund new round of municipal elections
The Georgian government is ready to allocate funds for holding the second round of the municipal elections, Finance Minister Nodar Khaduri told reporters on June 18.
"We are ready to allocate funds in order to hold the second round at the high level. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has some reserves and the remaining amount will be allocated from the reserve fund," he stressed.
The CEC said that around five million lari ($1=1.76 lari) is required to hold the second round of the elections that will be held in the second half of July.
The candidate from the ruling Georgian Dream coalition got majority of votes at the municipal elections that took place on June 15, however he couldn't get the necessary votes to win in elections.
The Tbilisi mayor candidate from the Georgian Dream ruling coalition, David Narmania, got 46.11 percent of votes at 98 percent of polling stations, the Georgian Central Election Commission said.
The candidate from the opposition "United National Movement" Nika Melia, who got 27.7 percent of votes, will be his rival.
Four people ran for the Tbilisi mayor post.
Some 24 political entities participated in the municipal elections in Georgia on June 15, twenty of which are parties, while the remaining four - the political blocs.