President announces Governor and Mayoral snap elections for October 8
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Today the President of Georgia released a decree which reads snap elections for several Governors and Mayors are scheduled on October 8, 2016 - the same day as Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections.
The snap elections for governors will take place in eastern Bolnisi, western Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Kharagauli and Chiatura municipalities, while a mayoral election will be held in southern Akhaltsikhe municipality.
The extraordinary elections became necessary after several current governors and a mayor of the municipalities were named as majoritarian candidates for the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia (GDDG) party.
Consequently, they are now unable to fulfil their current responsibilities.
Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, has already approved the President’s decree.
There are 185 days left before Georgian citizens can vote for who they want to run the country. The date for Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections has been set for October 8, 2016.
The President of Georgia has addressed the nation and said the country has taken another major step forward after holding peaceful and democratic municipal elections yesterday.
Holding presidential elections on Georgia’s territory represents harsh neglect of international law and an attempt to legitimize the existing occupation, says the Georgian President.
Georgia’s President encourages people to vote
Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili is starting a campaign to encourage the citizens of Georgia to go and vote in the October 8 Parliamentary Elections.