Georgia's ruling party emerges victorious in pivotal election amidst allegations of irregularities and opposition claims of vote rigging

Preliminary results from Georgia's parliamentary election indicate that the ruling Georgian Dream party has secured more than 50 percent of the vote. This would give them a majority in the parliament. However, the opposition coalition claims to have won the election, citing discrepancies between the official results and exit polls. The opposition alleges that the election has been "falsified" in favor of the ruling party, a claim that the ruling party denies. The opposition coalition garnered 44.1 percent of the vote, according to official results.