TBILISI: The ruling Georgian Dream party won Georgia’s parliamentary polls, early results showed Sunday, but accusations of vote rigging from the opposition sparked fears of political instability in the Caucasus nation.
Georgia’s Western allies are watching closely to see if the strategic nation – praised as a rare example of democracy in the former Soviet region – can cement gains after its first transfer of power at the ballot box four years ago.
With votes from more than 67% of precincts counted, the central election commission said Georgian Dream was leading main opposition force the United National Movement (UNM) by 49.76% to …read more
Source: theSun
