Complex sentence: The Chairman of the Georgian Central Election Commission, Zurab Tchiaberashvili, said that since about 1,763,000 voters had voted, "According to the preliminary information, the elections are valid," he said.
Split into simpler sentences: The Chairman of the Georgian Central Election Commission, Zurab Tchiaberashvili, said about 1,763,000 voters had voted. "Thus, according to the preliminary information, the elections are valid," he said.