TBILISI, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Although figures from early results of two separate exit polls differ largely, both of them put the ruling Georgian Dream ahead of its closest rival, opposition United National Movement party, in Saturday's parliamentary elections.
All polling stations throughout Georgia have been closed down at 20:00, according to the the Central Election Commission (CEC).
According to the GFK exit polls primary results, 39.9 percent have voted for Georgian Dream and 32.7 percent for United National Movement.
According to another company TNS exit poll results, 53.8 percent of the voters supported "Georgian Dream", while 19.5 percent for the United National Movement party. Third party that will pass through the 5 percent election threshold will be the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia.
Meanwhile, Georgia' s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili on Saturday claimed that the ruling Georgian Dream is significantly leading in the parliamentary election according to all preliminary data.
Georgia kicked off its parliamentary elections on Saturday morning to renew its 150-member top legislative body for the next four years.
According to the CEC, the turnout for Georgian parliamentary elections stood at 42.05 percent by 17:00 pm.
