Georgia's ruling party claims landslide win in local vote boycotted by main opposition

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s ruling party claimed victory in every municipality across the South Caucasus country in a local election that was boycotted by the two main opposition blocs as a sham.

Tens of thousands poured into the capital, Tbilisi, hours earlier on Saturday to , and what they see as Georgia’s steady drift into Moscow’s orbit.