High voter turnout in Georgia's pivotal parliamentary elections

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With just a few hours left before polls close, Georgia's voter turnout stood at 50.6 per cent by 5pm local time, according to the Central Election Commission.

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00:00Local media in Georgia report long queues at the polling stations and ballot boxes as

00:07the country is voting in what could be their most pivotal parliamentary elections to date.

00:13As the ruling Georgian Dream government faces off with the coalition of pro-European Union

00:18parties, the election will decide if Georgia is heading down a path towards Europe or increased

00:23Russian influence.

00:27With just a few hours before polls close, Georgia's voter turnout stood at almost 42

00:32percent according to a poll by the Central Election Commission.

00:37That is about 5 percent higher than the previous 2020 elections but lower than the landmark

00:42election in 2012 that brought the Georgian Dream to power.

00:50For the first time, polling stations were equipped with an electronic scanner at the

00:54ballot box, resulting in some technical problems with the equipment.

00:58Preliminary results are expected to be available tonight shortly after polls close, and the

01:04CEC plans to announce the final results on Sunday morning.

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