Central Election Commission denies registration for 20 presidential candidates
One of the presidential candidates refused registration by the Central Election Commission for the upcoming 28 October elections is famous film director Giorgi Shengelaia. Photo: N.Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The Georgian Central Election Commission has refused to register 20 presidential candidates out of a total of 46 for the October 28 elections, as the candidates failed to present a list of supporters.
A presidential candidate must present more than 25,000 valid signatures of supporters to be officially registered.
The CEC announced that the issue of two other candidates is being discussed.
One of them is Mikheil Antandze, the presidential candidate of the State for People opposition movement.
The reason behind the discussion is that Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze’s signature was found on Antadze’s list of supporters and the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the issue.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze’s signature appeared on the opposition presidential candidate Mikheil Antadze’s supporters’ list, Imedi TV reports.
The Head of the Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) Tamar Zhvania has stated that about 42 million GEL (16 million USD) will be spent on the upcoming presidential elections.
Georgia has 46 potential candidates for the upcoming presidential elections so far. The deadline for registering as a candidate for the presidential elections is September 28. Presidential elections will be held throughout the country on October 28.
Fourth President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili has announced his decision not to run in the upcoming elections at a meeting with students and professors at the Presidential Palace in Tbilisi today.