Ex-PM, mayoral candidate Gakharia: 'these are elections between the past and the future'.
Gakharia called on the public to participate in the elections 'because these are not just municipal elections, these are renewal elections, and we have all seen where a one-man government can take us'. Photo: IPN.
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Former Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, who now leads the opposition For Georgia party, has cast his ballot in today’s municipal elections and said that 'these are elections between the past and the future'.
It is obvious today, especially after the last month, that the Georgian citizens are choosing between the past and the future, between renewal and the past. These two forces, in addition to feeding each other, have been dragging us into the past for years, so I am confident that every Georgian citizen will make the wise and heartfelt choice for the future", Gakharia said.
He called on the public to participate in the elections 'because these are not just municipal elections, these are renewal elections, and we have all seen where a one-man government can take us'.
In total 43 political parties have been registered for the October 2 elections.
A total of 3,743 polling stations have been established in 73 election constituencies (including nine polling stations in prisons and 70 special polling stations for the individuals who are in self-isolation because of coronavirus).
21,483 representatives from parties, 31,310 observers from 100 local organisations and 1,024 foreign observers from 52 international organisations will monitor the race.
2,927 representatives of 109 media outlets have been registered to cover the race.
3,497,345 individuals are eligible to vote in the elections.
Voters will today elect 2,068 members of 64 city councils and 64 mayors.