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| Georgian president 're-elected' | |
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| Mikhail Saakashvili has been re-elected president of Georgia after a snap poll, preliminary official results suggest. | |
| The election commission said he won 52.8% of the vote, with most ballots counted - indicating he will not have to contest a second-round run-off. | |
| The opposition has already alleged the vote was rigged and mounted protests in the capital, Tbilisi. | The opposition has already alleged the vote was rigged and mounted protests in the capital, Tbilisi. |
| But monitors from the OSCE and Council of Europe said the vote was democratic and the outcome should be respected. | But monitors from the OSCE and Council of Europe said the vote was democratic and the outcome should be respected. |
| Officials said the 52.8% figure was a tally from polling stations in Georgia. Some overseas results were still awaited. | |
| "According to these results, there is a fairly high probability that everything will be finished in the first round," central electoral commission chairman Levan Tarkhnishvili said. | |
| Mr Saakashvili's main contender, Levan Gachechiladze, came second with 27% of the vote, officials declared. | Mr Saakashvili's main contender, Levan Gachechiladze, came second with 27% of the vote, officials declared. |
| Earlier in the day, Mr Gachechiladze told thousands of supporters in the capital Tbilisi that results had been "falsified". | Earlier in the day, Mr Gachechiladze told thousands of supporters in the capital Tbilisi that results had been "falsified". |