January 9, 2008 - 17:53 AMT
Georgian CEC: Saakashvili won presidential election
Georgian CEC chairman Levan Tarksnishlilvi announced that according to the results received from 3 484 out of 3 512 polling stations, Mikheil Saakashvili has won the presidential race with 52,21 per cent of votes.

He is followed by Levan Gachechiladze (25,26 per cent), Arkady Patarkathishvili (6,99 per cent), Shalva Natelashvili (6,42 per cent), Dadid Gamkrelidze (4,02 per cent), Georgi Maisashvili (0,76 per cent) and Irina Sarishvili-Chanturia (0,19 per cent).

"We have not received data from 30 polling stations yet, but it will hardly change the picture," the Georgian CEC chairman said, Trend reports.