Date set: 2017 Municipal Elections to be held on October 21

The Municipal Elections 2017 will take place in Georgia on October 21.

President Giorgi Margvelashvili announced the exact election date at a press briefing this afternoon.

He said that he has already signed the document on setting the election date and it has been sent to the Government Administration for a countersign.

In June, Margvelashvili announced an approximate date for the election and said that it would be held by the end of the third week of October. President had to announce the exact date by late August.

The Central Election Commission has been given almost 40 million GEL to organise and hold the elections.

At these elections, self-governing cities will elect mayors as well as members and chairs of local councils.