Ruling team names Energy Minister as Mayoral candidate
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Georgian Dream ruling team has named its candidate in Tbilisi for the upcoming local elections in the autumn.
Kakha Kaladze, who has been the country's Energy Minister up to now, was named as the party’s mayoral candidate today.
The members of the political council made a unanimous decision to name Kakha Kaladze as the Georgia Dream-Democratic Movement’s candidate of mayor in Tbilisi”, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said.
The United National Movement (UNM) opposition has already named Zaal Udumashvili, while the European Georgia - Elene Khoshtaria as their candidates for the mayoral race.
Georgian capital of Tbilisi had been led by an international recognised academic and the country’s former Infrastructure Minister David Narmania so far.
The United National Movement (UNM) opposition, the party which ran Georgia in 2003-2012, named its top two candidates in Tbilisi for the upcoming local elections in the autumn.
All voting stations have closed across Georgia and the ruling party has started celebrating after the party’s own poll and initial exit poll results showed it gained the most support.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili who is also the head of the Georgian Dream-Democratic Movement has officially named Kakha Kaladze as the ruling team’s candidate in Tbilisi for the upcoming local elections in the autumn.
Georgia’s Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze, who was named as the ruling Georgian Dream team’s Tbilisi mayoral candidate, attended the last governmental meeting today.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili vetoed proposed changes to the Local Self-Government and Election Codes today.
Four opposition parties have called on the pro-western opposition, a civil organizations and active members of society to present joint candidates for the upcoming local elections.
The Movement for Building opposition, created by Georgia’s former Parliament Speaker David Usupashvili, has named ex-Deputy Infrastructure Minister Tengiz Shergelashvili as its mayoral candidate in capital Tbilisi.
The Alliance of Patriots, one of the three political parties that made it into the new Parliament of Georgia, has named one of its party leaders, Irma Inashvili, as its candidate for Tbilisi Mayor for the municipal elections this October.
Two non-parliamentary opposition parties – Democratic Movement and Free Georgia – have named a joint candidate for Tbilisi Mayor for the municipal elections this October.
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.
The election campaign of the ruling party’s mayoral candidate Kakha Kaladze has officially kicked off. Opening the election headquarter for the upcoming local elections in the autumn later yesterday, Kaladze said he will not get tired to serve Tbilisi and its citizens.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has started his regional tour within the election campaign for the Municipal Elections of 2017.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced that 132 families living in capital Tbilisi and nearby Tskneti settlement have had their accommodations officially registered.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has gifted a food stand to 15-year-old Gigi Antadze - a street vendor with cerebral palsy who has been selling fruits, juices and snacks for three years to help his family.