Registration for Zugdidi mayoral elections ends with 16 candidates running
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The Zugdidi election commission has completed the registration of candidates for the upcoming mayoral elections.
16 candidates will run in the May 19th by-elections.
There are four women among the 16 candidates.
- Sandra Roelofs – from the United Opposition
- Nani Khutsidze – from Christian-Conservatives
- Lika Bukia – from Movement for Free Georgia
- Sophio Kandelaki – from Free Georgia
As for the other candidates they are:
- Giorgi Shengelia – from Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia
- Paata Pirtakhia – Freedom – Zviad Gamsakhurdia’s Way
- Data Gabechava – New Christian-Democrats
- Malkhaz Lezhava – From Veterans and Patriots Political Movement
- Gogita Bigvava – Christian-Democratic Movement
- Shalveg Todua – Alliance of Patriots of Georgia.
- Aleksi Noniadze – New Platform
- Mamuka Germanishvili – State for People.
The National Democratic Party presented Giorgi Chiviashvili.
Tengiz Jgushia, Domenti Sichinava and Davit Tordia are candidates put forward by initiative groups.
The mayoral office of Zugdidi became vacant after Lasha Gogia’s resignation in September 2018. Shortly afterwards he was arrested for fraud. He does not plead guilty.
Georgia will hold municipal by-elections on May 19 to elect members of eight city councils (Sakrebulo) and five municipal mayors, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced today. Polls will open for parliamentary by-elections in the district of Mtatsminda, in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi on the same day as well.
The Central Commission of Georgia will spend 4,466,910 GEL on parliamentary and mayoral by-elections that will be held on May 19, 2019.
The Georgian Dream ruling party has named a candidate for Tbilisi Mtatsminda district MP and mayors in five cities - Zugdidi, Marneuli, Zestaponi, Tchiatura and Khulo.
Polls for parliamentary by-elections will open in the district of Mtatsminda, in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi on May 19, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced today. Voting will be held at 31 polling stations, where a total of 43,868 voters are registered.