European Georgia opposition nominates 14 of 22 majoritarian candidates for regions
Top figures of the European Georgia opposition party will run as majoritarian candidates in the October parliamentary elections. Photo: on.ge.
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The European Georgia parliamentary opposition party has nominated 14 of 22 majoritarian candidates for the regions.
The news comes after the united opposition bloc was unable to nominate joint majoritarian candidates for regions and two constituencies in the capital Tbilisi.
The majoritarian candidates of the European Georgia opposition parties for regions are as follows.
- Giga Bokeria - Poti, Khobi and Senaki municipalities.
- Gigi Ugulava - Zugdidi municipality.
- Irma Nadirashvili - Rustavi and Gardabani municipalities.
- Ahmed Imamkulievi - Marneuli and part of Gardabani municipality.
- Arsen Karapetiani - Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda municipalities.
- Otar Kakhidze - Kutaisi municipality.
- Sergo Ratiani - Sachkhere, Chiatura and Kharagauli municipalities.
- Gigi Tsereteli - Tkibuli, Terjola, Zestafoni and Bagdati municipalities.
- Akaki Bobokhidze - Samtredia, Tskaltubo, Vano and Khoni municipalities.
- Lela Keburia - Tsalenjikha, Chkhorotsku, Martvili and Abasha municipalities.
- Khatuna Gogorishvili - Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti and Chokhatauri municipalities.
- Tariel Nakaidze - Khelvachauri, Keda, Shuakhevi and Khulo municipalities.
- Zurab Chiaberashvili - Telavi, Akhmeta, Kvareli and Lagodekhi municipalities.
- Giorgi Gviniashvili - Gurjaani, Sagarejo, Signagi and Dedoplistskaro municipalities.
In Tbilisi, which has eight constituencies, the European Georgia will have two candidates with the name of the united opposition bloc - Elene Khoshtaria in Vake-Saburtalo and Shalva Shavgulidze in Mtatsminda.
The elections in the autumn will be held in a different manner from preceding elections, with 120 MPs elected per the party-list based electoral system and the remaining 30 per the majoritarian electoral system.
The ruling Georgian Dream party has already nominated all 30 of its majoritarian candidates for the upcoming elections, both for the eight constituencies of the capital Tbilisi and the regions.
Former top figure of the United National Movement (UNM) government Vano Merabishvili, who left prison earlier this year, says that he has ‘no plans to enter parliament or take any governmental post’ after the October parliamentary elections.
The leader of the European Georgia opposition party Gigi Ugulava has urged opposition parties to nominate joint majoritarian candidates in 22 regional constituencies for the upcoming parliamentary elections in October.
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. 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.’
Georgian opposition parties have named six of eight joint majoritarian candidates for Tbilisi in the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Autumn.
Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, who is now a citizen of Ukraine and chairs the executive committee of the Ukrainian National Reforms Council, says that only the United National Movement and not any other opposition parties in Georgia is capable of winning the upcoming parliamentary elections in October and that ‘the UNM is the only party definitely to win.’
The mayor of Dmanisi in eastern Georgia and the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party Dmanisi regional organisation, Giorgi Tatuashvili, has been dismissed from the party for expressing support for the party’s possible opponent in the October parliamentary elections.
About 30 opposition parties in Georgia have adopted a joint declaration on the upcoming October elections at a meeting held in the office of the Labour Party today.
The Labour Party has announced it will put forward Irakli Okruashvili as the joint opposition candidate in Saburtalo constituency and Zurab Japaridze in the Didube-Chugureti constituency, announces party leader Shalva Natelashvil.
Twenty-three opposition parties in Georgia have signed a memorandum to ensure the integrity of the upcoming October elections.