Ruling party reveals its 30 majoritarian candidates for Tbilisi and regions

The ruling Georgian Dream party has nominated all 30 of its majoritarian candidates for the upcoming October parliamentary elections, both for the eight constituencies of the capital Tbilisi and the regions. 

The elections in the autumn will be held in a different manner, with 120 MPs elected per the party-list based electoral system and the remaining 30 per the majoritarian electoral model. 

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The founder and the head of the ruling party Bidzina Ivanishvili says that the Georgian Dream leadership has advanced the country and there are still challenges which need to be defeat. Photo: Georgian Dream press office.

The Georgian Dream majoritarian candidates in Tbilisi are as follows: 

• Saburtalo - David Sergeenko - former Health Minister. 
• Vake-Nodar Turdzeladze - Vake governor. 
• Gldani - Levan Kobiashvili-footballer, ruling party MP. 
• Samgori - Sozar Subari - Prime Minister’s advisor.
• Mtatsminda - Beka Odisharia - ruling party MP. 
• Isani-Kakha Kakhishvili - former minister of penitentiary. 
• Nadzaladevi-Mikheil Kavelashvili - sportsman, ruling party MP. 
• Didube-Chugureti - Gia Volski - Vice Parliament Speaker. 

 Ruling  party majoritarian candidates for the regions: 

• Mtskheta-Dusheti-Tianeti-Kazbegi - Shalva Kereselidze.
• Telavi-Akhmeta-Kvareli-Lagodekhi - Irakli Kadagishvili.
• Gurjaani-Sagarejo-Signagi-Dedoplistskaro - David Songulashvili.
• Rustavi-Nino Latsabidze - the only female majoritarian candidate of the ruling party. 
• Marneuli-Gardabani - Zaur Dargali.
• Bolnisi-Dmanisi-Tetritskaro-Tsalka - Gogi Meshveliani. 
• Gori-Kaspi - Giorgi Khojevanishvili.
• Khashuri-Kareli - Zaza Dugladze.
• Akhaltsikhe-Adigeni-Borjomi-Aspindza - Anton Obolashvili.
• Akhalkalaki-Ninotsminda - Saval Manukiani. 
• Kutaisi - Zaza Lominadze. 
• Sachkhere-Chiatura-Kharagauli - Paata Kvizhinadze. 
• Zestaponi-Bagdati-Terjola-Tkibuli - Bezhan Tsakadze. 
• Samtredia-Tskaltubo-Vani-Khoni - Givi Tchitchinadze. 
• Ambrolauri-Oni-Tsageri-Mestia-Lentekhi - Gocha Enukidze. 
• Zugdidi - Irakli Chikovani. 
• Poti-Khobi-Senaki - Irakli Khakhubia.
• Abasha-Martvili-Tsalenjikha-Chkhotsku - Aleksandre Motserelia. 
• Ozurgeti-Lanchkhuti-Chokhatauri - Vasil Chigogidze.
• Batumi - Resan Gontselidze.
• Kobuleti - Zaal Mikeladze. 
• Khulo-Shuakhevi-Keda-Khelvachauri - Anzor Bolkvadze. 
   

PM Gakharia says that the GD will win the elections in the fair fight. Photo: Georgian Dream press office.

Head of the ruling party election staff and former parliament speaker Irakli Kobakhidze said that the party will present an election programme targeted at ‘further strengthening the state economy, for the safety and welfare of the Georgian people.’ 

Our programme and the election campaign will be focused on the further advancement of the country,” Kobakhidze said. 

The head and the founder of the ruling party Bidzina Ivanishvili says that the Georgian Dream ‘is still capable of taking on the responsibility to run the country’. 

I am happy that we managed to return to a normal way of living quickly. I want to express gratitude to our epidemiologists and doctors, the ruling party which has spared no efforts to prevent major problems and our people for their high social responsibility and trust to the government. We have all contributed to Georgia’s being a green zone; a country free of the virus. The coronavirus crisis has once again revealed that Georgia is being run by a reliable authority which is the guarantor of peace and stability in the country and is carrying out a pragmatic and a reasonable policy,” Ivanishvili said. 

Ivanishvili criticised the previous state leadership ‘who failed to prevent a crisis and abandoned people’ during the Russia-Georgia 2008 war. 

He stated that the opposition’s recent refusal to vote for the constitutional changes has ‘once again revealed that it is a force [that wants to take revenge] and their main goal is to grab power.’

Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said that the elections will be held ‘in full line with democratic standards and Georgian Dream will celebrate a victory in a fair fight.’ 

He said that the victory of the ruling party will be the victory of the county.