All sides forecast victory in Georgian election
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All sides forecast victory in Georgian election
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's ruling party and opposition parties forecast victory in a parliamentary election on Saturday that they say will determine if the former Soviet republic moves towards the West or leans back towards Russia amid the war in Ukraine.
Rival exit polls gave sharply different projections for the election, with one survey showing the ruling party winning comfortably and two other polls showing the opposition would clinch a majority.
An exit poll by the Georgian Dream-supporting Imedi TV channel showed the ruling party winning 56%.
But exit polls by the pro-opposition Formula and Mtavari Arkhi channels showed major gains for pro-Western opposition parties, who they suggested would together be able to form a majority in the 150 seat parliament.
