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Titolo: Protesters demand Georgia vote runoff

TBILISI, Georgia - Several hundred government opponents protested in the
snow Wednesday to demand a presidential runoff vote as Georgia's top
electoral official said a nearly complete ballot count confirmed Mikhail
Saakashvili's re-election. 
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The pro-Western president called the election a year ahead of schedule in
a bid to maintain his hold on power and stave off a mounting opposition
challenge. He has faced accusations of authoritarian leanings since
ordering a violent crackdown on opposition protesters in November.
Some 300-400 protesters gathered outside the headquarters of the main
state television station in the capital, Tbilisi, demanding air time for
opposition candidate Levan Gachechiladze and a runoff vote pitting him
against Saakashvili.
"We won the election, but the results have been falsified," Gachechiladze
told the crowd. "We will not let them steal our votes."
Central Election Commission chief Levan Tarkhnishvili said Saakashvili had
avoided runoff by winning more than half the votes cast.
Saakashvili won 52.21 percent of the vote in a preliminary count from all
but 30 of 3,512 polling precincts, Tarkhnishvili said. Gachechiladze was
second with 25.26 percent.
The remaining 30 precincts accounted for less than one-tenth of 1 percent
of votes and will not affect the outcome, Tarkhnishvili said. He also said
a review of complaints, which must be carried out before the final results
are announced 10 days after the vote, would not significantly change the
outcome.
Saakashvili, a U.S.-educated lawyer, was first elected by a landslide in
January 2004 after leading the Rose Revolution protests against
fraud-marred parliamentary elections. The protests forced resignation of
longtime President Eduard Shevardnadze.
Saakashvili, 41, has helped transform the former Soviet republic into a
country with a growing economy and aspirations of joining the European
Union and NATO, cultivating close ties with the U.S. and seeking to
decrease Russia's influence.
But his popularity has diminished amid accusations of authoritarianism.
He said late Tuesday that opposition representatives would be invited to
join a planned commission in charge of ensuring his campaign promises were
fulfilled, and suggested the opposition could gain representation in the
Cabinet.
The opposition said it would hold a much larger street protest Sunday, but
it was unclear how much support it would be able to muster. About 5,000
people demonstrated Jan. 5, a day after the vote, but tensions eased as
Georgians celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Monday.
Gachechiladze had said he and others would go on a hunger strike
Wednesday, but at the rally he said supporters, including his brother,
Giorgy, a well-known singer, would do so instead. He said he needed to
maintain his own strength "to continue our struggle."
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By MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI, Associated Press Writer 
Wed Jan 9, 12:27 PM ET
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