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Near-final results of Tbilisi’s mayoral election show that former AC Milan footballer Kakha Kaladze of the ruling Georgian Dream coalition is far ahead of the pack and may avoid the need for a runoff.

With more than 99 percent of Tbilisi’s 737 constituencies reporting, Kaladze took 51.1 percent of the vote, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said on October 22.

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