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Elections in Georgia (country)
Elections in Georgia gives information on elections and election results in Georgia . An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature , and sometimes the executive and judiciary , and in which electorates choose local government officials.
Georgia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature . The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The Parliament of Georgia Sak'art'velos Parlamenti ), also know as the Umaghiesi Sabcho (Supreme Council) has 235 members, elected for a four year term, 150 seats by proportional representation and 75 in single-seat constituencies and 10 members represent displaced persons from the separatist region of Abkhazia . Georgia has a multi-party system, with at the moment only one strong party.
Latest elections
2008 Presidential election
discuss – Summary of the January 5 , 2008 Georgian presidential election results
Candidates
Votes
%
Mikheil Saakashvili 1,060,042
53.47
Levan Gachechiladze 509,234
25.69
Badri Patarkatsishvili 140,826
7.10
Shalva Natelashvili 128,589
6.49
Davit Gamkrelidze 79,747
4.02
Gia Maisashvili 15,249
0.77
Irina Sarishvili-Chanturia 3,242
0.16
Repealed ballots
33,129
1.67
Invalid ballots
12,260
0.61
Total 56.19% turnout; 3,527,964 eligible voters1,982,318
100.0
2008 Parliamentary election
e d Summary of the 21 May 2008 Georgian parliamentary election results
Parties and alliances
Votes
%
Seats
United National Movement – for Victorious Georgia 1,050,237
59.18
119
Electoral Bloc The Joint Opposition (National Council, New Rights)
314,668
17.73
17
Giorgi Targamadze – Christian-Democrats 153,634
8.66
6
Shalva Natelashvili – Labour Party 132,092
7.44
6
Party of Republicans 67,037
3.78
2
Electoral Bloc Alliance of the Rights, Topadze-Industrials (MGS, Unity, EDP)
16,440
0.93
0
Political Union Christian-Democratic Alliance (QDA)
15,839
0.89
0
Political Union of Citizens Georgian Policy
8,231
0.46
0
Electoral Bloc Traditionalists – Our Georgia and Women Party
7,880
0.44
0
Political Union Georgian Sportsmen Union
3,308
0.19
0
National Party of Radical-Democrats of the whole Georgia 3,180
0.18
0
Political Party Our Country
2,101
0.12
0
Total (turnout 53.9%) 1,773,809
100.00
150
Sources: Central Election Commission , Civil Georgia
Past results
2004 Presidential election
e d Summary of the 4 January 2004 election results
Candidates and nominating parties
Votes
%
Mikheil Saakashvili - National Movement - Democrats (Natshhionakhuri Modraoba – Demokrathebi )1,692,728
96.0
Teimuraz Shashiashvili
33,868
1.9
Roin Liparteliani
4,248
0.2
Zaza Sikharulidze
4,098
0.2
Kartlos Garibashvili
3,582
0.2
Zurab Kelekhsashvili
1,631
0.1
Against all
22,817
1.3
Total 82.8 % turnout, 1,762,972 registered voters1,762,972
100.0
2004 Parliamentary election
e d Summary of the 28 March 2004 Georgian Parliament election results
Parties and alliances
Votes
%
Seats
National Movement – Democrats (Nats'ionaluri Modzraoba – Demokratebi , ერთიანი ნაციონალური მოძრაობა)1,027,070
67.0
135
Rightist Opposition (Memarjvene Opozits'ia , მემარჯვენე ოპოზიცია)
116,282
7.6
15
Democratic Union for Revival (Demokratiuli Aghordzinebis kavshiri , დემოკრატიული აღორძინების პავშირი)
6.0
-
Georgian Labour Party (Sakartvelos Leiboristuli Partia , საქართველოს ლეიბორისტული პარტია)
5.8
-
Freedom Movement (Tavisupleba , თავისუფლება)
4.2
-
National Democratic Alliance (Erovnul Demokratiuli Aliansi )
2.5
-
Jumber Patiashvili – Unity
2.4
-
Members elected in single-seat constituencies (November 2003)
75
members representing displaced persons from the separatist region of Abkhazia
10
Total 1,518,751
235
Source: German Wikipedia and Civil.ge .
Local elections
See also
External links
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