Comments on: Georgia: Presidential Election Aftershock http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2008/01/06/georgia-presidential-election-aftershock/ Journalism and Photography from Armenia and the Surrounding Region Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:13:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Onnik http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2008/01/06/georgia-presidential-election-aftershock/#comment-5185 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:03:55 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2008/01/06/georgia-presidential-election-aftershock/#comment-5185 AP <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/06/AR2008010600674.html" rel="nofollow">reports that Saakashvili is reported to have 48.55 percent of the vote</a> so far with results in from 24 percent of electoral precincts. Strikes me that the only right thing to happen after reading the preliminary report is for there to be a second round. Worth taking a look at the photos of Saakashvili supporters celebrating and the opposition protesting. Just struck me how I've never seen government supporters celebrate election wins here. Intriguing. AP reports that Saakashvili is reported to have 48.55 percent of the vote so far with results in from 24 percent of electoral precincts. Strikes me that the only right thing to happen after reading the preliminary report is for there to be a second round.

Worth taking a look at the photos of Saakashvili supporters celebrating and the opposition protesting. Just struck me how I’ve never seen government supporters celebrate election wins here. Intriguing.

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