VIDEO ⟩ Vote buying, cheating and violence. Parliamentary elections are important in turmoil in Georgia

The founder of “Georgian Dream” and the current honorary chairman of the party for 86-year-old Ivanishvili, who is considered the most influential person in the country, has “returned” to politics for the third time and is run in the country. elections as number one on the ruling party’s list.

He has threatened to ban all existing opposition parties, which Ivanishvili says are the result of his main rival, the imprisoned United National Movement (ENM), if “Georgian Dream” wins.

Most polls suggest that both opposition parties could win enough votes to secure a majority that would allow them to form a new coalition government and end Ivanishvili’s control of politics Georgian.

According to a survey conducted by the US public opinion research company “Edison Research”, 34% of voters who have already decided how to vote support the “Georgian Dream”, and four of the opposition parties or their associations can hope for a total of 53% of the vote. It is not expected that any of the other parties running in the elections will pass the 5% barrier to enter parliament.

However, the result of the election is far from clear, since more than a quarter of the respondents admitted that they have not yet decided who they will vote for, or they refused to answer this question.

Meanwhile, according to a poll conducted by the GORBI company on behalf of the government-controlled TV channel “Imedi”, “Georgian Dream” is supported by 59.5% of voters, and both opposition party association, which is the same. those expected to exceed the 5% barrier, will receive only 23.9% of the vote.

Voting starts at 7:00 am Latvian time and lasts until 7:00 pm. The results of the polls are expected to be announced immediately after the polls close.