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09:57, January 06, 2008 |
Some 61.8 percent of Georgian voters has agreed that the ex-Soviet nation should join NATO in a Saturday referendum while 15.6 percent disagreed, exit polls showed.
The referendum was held on the sidelines of a snap presidential election which former President Saakashvili won another term.
There are 3.3 million eligible voters of the 4.7 million population. They cast their ballots at more than 3,500 polling stations, including over 40 abroad.
Georgia has been pursuing NATO membership since late 1990s and there is a dialogue mechanism between the military bloc and the former member of its rival.
Source:Xinhua
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