Partial Election Results Favor Veteran Leader
From Times Wire Reports
Preliminary results in Georgia’s election showed a bloc backing veteran President Eduard Shevardnadze in the lead, but opposition parties’ gains suggest that his government will have a rougher ride in the new parliament.
Election officials said Shevardnadze’s “For a New Georgia†bloc had taken 26.6% of the vote, with about 50% counted.
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