Georgian Dream, which came to power in 2012, is pro-Western but also favors closer ties with Russia, while the UNM is strongly pro-Western. Funded by tycoon Bidzina Ivanishvili, the country's richest man, Georgian Dream won 67 seats in the 150-seat parliament in an Oct. 8 round of voting. Runoff contests were then held on Sunday for 50 seats where no single candidate won a majority. Central Election Commission data showed that Georgian Dream won 48 of those 50 single-mandate constituencies, meaning it will have 115 of 150 seats in parliament. The opposition UNM will only have 26 seats, while the pro-Russian Alliance of Patriots will have 6 seats.

Source: Standard Digital October 31, 2016 12:21 UTC