Georgian opposition leader claims victory in parliamentary polls October 2, 2012 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bidzina Ivanishvili, the leader of the Georgian Dream, has claimed that his opposition coalition would gain at least 100 or possibly even more seats in the new 150-member Parliament as a result of the October 1 elections, civil.ge reports. “We are winning in all [single-mandate] constituencies, except of Samtskhe-Javakheti [region] and are winning with a large margin. I was saying that we will have at least 50 majority MPs, but now we might even have 60-65 majority [MPs],” he told Channel 9, a television station funded by him. After initial exit poll results were released immediately after the polling stations were closed at 8pm, giving Georgian Dream lead over the ruling United National Movement (UNM) party in party-list contest, supporters and activists of the Georgian Dream hit the streets in jubilation. President Saakashvili acknowledged that his ruling UNM party lost in a party-list, proportional race to the Georgian Dream opposition coalition, but claimed victory in most of the 73 single-mandate majority constituencies. He also said referring to the Georgian Dream: “we should all manage to work together.” UNM claims victory in at least 53 out of 73 single-mandate constituencies in the provinces, saying that at the expense of winning most of the majority races it will retain majority. Partner news  Top stories Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned. Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. shuts down Guantanamo wi-fi over hacking threats  Army Lt. Col. Samuel House says the precautions were taken because of online threats to disrupt activities at the base.Oil prices rise as investors await Fed’s latest views on U.S. economy Brent crude, a benchmark for many international oil varieties, rose 21 cents to $105.01 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.Nokia Siemens unveils tools for better mobile video performance The company says its new capabilities can reduce video stalling by 90% while also cutting demand for capacity by 25%.Russia has fair chance to avoid economic recession: PM “Perhaps, this is not very much. But, at the same time, it’s much better than Europe’s figures,” Dmitry Medvedev said. |
