The presidential election in Georgia was held on October 27, 2013 . [1] They became the sixth presidential election after Georgia declared independence in 1991 . Under the Constitution, President Mikheil Saakashvili could not run for a third term.
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| Presidential Election in Georgia (2013) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | |||
| 27th October | |||
| Voter turnout | 46.96% | ||
 |  |  | |
| Candidate | Georgy Margvelashvili | David Bakradze | Nino Burjanadze |
| The consignment | The Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia | United national movement | Democratic Movement - United Georgia |
| Votes | 1 012 214 (62.11%) | 354,206 (21.73%) | 165 933 (10.18%) |
| Election result | Giorgi Margvelashvili won the presidential elections in Georgia. | ||
The candidate from the Georgian Dream Party - Democratic Georgia, George Margvelashvili, already in the first round received an absolute majority of votes (62%) and became the new president of Georgia. The inauguration was scheduled for November 17, 2013.
After the inauguration of the president elected in 2013, constitutional amendments adopted by the Parliament of Georgia on October 15, 2010 enter into force. In accordance with these amendments, the power of the president is significantly reduced in favor of the prime minister and the government . [2]
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Candidates
On September 23, the Central Election Commission of Georgia registered 23 presidential candidates, although A. Asatiani announced the withdrawal of his candidacy in favor of N. Burjanadze. 10 candidates are represented by political parties, and 13 - by independent initiative groups [3] [4] :
- Mikhail Saluashvili
- Nestan Kirtadze
- Shalva Natelashvili ( Labor Party of Georgia )
- Mamuka Chokhonelidze
- Georgy Targamadze ( Christian Democratic Movement ) [5]
- Sergo Javakhidze, “For Fair Georgia”
- George Liluashvili
- Levan Chachua
- Avtandil Margiani
- Mamuka Melikishvili
- Nugzar Avaliani - ( Unified Communist Party of Georgia )
- Teymuraz Bobokhidze
- Tamaz Bibiluri
- David Bakradze ( Unified National Movement ) [6]
- Georgy Margvelashvili (“ Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia ”) [7]
- Koba Davitashvili (People's Party)
- Akaki Asatiani (Union of Traditionalists of Georgia)
- Nino Burjanadze ( Democratic Movement - United Georgia ) [8]
- Nino Chanishvili
- Zurab Kharatishvili (“European Democrats of Georgia”)
- Kartlos Garibashvili
- Teymuraz Mzhaviya, (Christian Democratic People's Party)
- George Chikhladze
The first candidate was Shalva Natelashvili, who announced at a briefing on the nomination of his candidacy for the presidency. According to him, his main goal he sees is to resist "fraternal parties of President Mikheil Saakashvili and Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili " [9] .
Observers
The Central Election Commission registered 60 local and 65 international organizations to monitor the voting process and vote counting. In total, 19,746 citizens and 1,241 international observers received accreditation [10] .
The joint observer mission of the OSCE , PACE , European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO positively evaluated the past presidential election. The statement noted that the elections were held in a peaceful and constructive atmosphere, were well prepared and held. Freedom of speech, assembly, and organization were respected; candidates could freely participate in the election campaign. The media represented a wide range of opinions, and voters had free access to candidate programs. Voting is recognized as professionally organized and transparent at all stages of election day. The main concern was that in some polling stations there were more observers than allowed by law, and in several cases, observers tried to intervene in the process. Most of the previous OSCE recommendations have been taken into account, and the relevant amendments have been made to the election laws [11] [12] .
Results
As a result of the election, Giorgi Margvelashvili received 62% of the vote, far ahead of the second candidate, Bagradze, who gained 22%. Burjanadze took 3rd place with 10% of the vote. The inauguration of Margvelashvili was scheduled for November 17, 2013. [13]
The turnout was 47%, lower than in the previous parliamentary elections in 2012 (61%) and the presidential election in 2008 (54%). [14]
| Candidate | The consignment | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgy Margvelashvili | Georgian Dream Block - Democratic Georgia | 1 012 214 | 62.11 |
| David Bakradze | United national movement | 354,206 | 21.73 |
| Nino Burjanadze | Democratic Movement - United Georgia | 165 933 | 10.18 |
| Shalva Natelashvili | Labor Party of Georgia | 46 958 | 2.88 |
| George Targamadze | Christian Democratic Movement | 17 343 | 1.06 |
| Koba Davitashvili | Party of the people | 9 850 | 0.60 |
| Zurab Kharatishvili | European Democrats of Georgia | 3 724 | 0.23 |
| Levan Chachua | initiative group | 3 093 | 0.19 |
| Nino Chanishvili | initiative group | 2,278 | 0.14 |
| Sergo Javakhidze | For fair Georgia | 2 108 | 0.13 |
| George Liluashvili | initiative group | 1 909 | 0.12 |
| Akaki Asatiani | Georgian Traditionalists Union | 1,568 | 0.10 |
| Mikhail Saluashvili | initiative group | 1,376 | 0.08 |
| Teimuraz Rust | Christian Democratic People's Party | 1 299 | 0.08 |
| Mamuka Melikishvili | initiative group | 994 | 0.06 |
| George Chikhladze | initiative group | 863 | 0.05 |
| Nestan Kirtadze | initiative group | 764 | 0.05 |
| Tamaz Bibiluri | initiative group | 687 | 0.04 |
| Nugzar Avaliani | United Communist Party of Georgia | 663 | 0.04 |
| Avtandil Margiani | initiative group | 628 | 0.04 |
| Kartlos Garibashvili | initiative group | 530 | 0,03 |
| Teymuraz Bobokhidze | initiative group | 365 | 0.02 |
| Mamuka Chokhonelidze | initiative group | 332 | 0.02 |
| Total | 1,629,685 | 100 | |
| Registered Voters / Turnout | 3 537 719 | 46.96 | |
| Source: Georgian CEC | |||
Notes
- ↑ Voting in the presidential elections in Georgia is again scheduled for October 27 . Caucasian Knot .
- ↑ Key Points of Newly Adopted Constitution . Civil Georgia .
- ↑ Registered Presidential Candidates for October 27, 2013 Presidential Elections of Georgia Archived October 3, 2013 on the Wayback Machine . Election Administration of Georgia .
- ↑ The CEC registered 23 presidential candidates in Georgia . Newcaucasus.com .
- ↑ CDA leader to run for president of Georgia
- ↑ Bakradze became the presidential candidate from UDN
- ↑ ბიძინა ივანიშვილმა საპრეზიდენტო კანდიდატი დაასახელა unopened (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment May 11, 2013. Archived October 4, 2013.
- ↑ პრეზიდენტის პოსტზე კენჭს ნინო ბურჯანაძეც იყრის
- ↑ The first presidential candidate of Georgia Became known . "Echo of the Caucasus" (March 28, 2013). Date of treatment March 29, 2013. Archived on April 6, 2013.
- ↑ 39% of voters voted in the presidential election in Georgia
- ↑ INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION
- ↑ Elections in Georgia: President elected, country awaiting prime minister
- ↑ Walker, Shaun . Georgia elects oligarch PM Bidzina Ivanishvili's candidate as president , The Guardian (October 28, 2013). Date of treatment October 28, 2013.
- ↑ Corso, Molly Georgia: Low Turnout Overshadows Presidential Election . Eurasianet.org (October 27, 2013). Date of treatment October 28, 2013.