Run-off election results: ruling party wins in 19 out of 20 municipalities

The official results of the Central Election Commission (CEC) for the 2021 municipal election run-offs in Georgia show that the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party mayoral candidates have won in 19 municipalities, while the opposition United National Movement (UNM) contender has won in just one.

100% of the votes are counted in all 20 municipalities. 

• Agenda.ge interactive map for the 2021 election results

Incumbent Tbilisi mayor and candidate Kakha Kaladze from the GD took 55.6% of the votes over the UNM’s Nika Melia.

The UNM candidate Giorgi Kharchilava won in Tsalenjikha with 51.11% over the GD’s Goga Gulordava.

The official results for the run-off municipal elections are as followed:

Tbilisi

Kakha Kaladze (GD) - 55.6%

Nika Melia (UNM) - 44.4%

Batumi

Archil Chikovani (GD) - 48.98%

Giorgi Kirtadze (UNM) - 51.02%

Kutaisi

Ioseb Khakhaleishvili (GD) - 51.64%

Khatia Dekanoidze (UNM) - 48.36%

Rustavi

Nino Latsabidze (GD) - 53.72%

Davit Kirkitadze (UNM) - 46.28%

Poti

Beka Vacharadze (GD) - 57.35%

Gigi Ugulava (UNM) - 42.65%

Telavi

Levan Andriashvili (GD) - 56.9%

Giorgi Botkoveli (UNM) - 43.1%

Tianeti

Levan Tsiklauri (GD) - 54.83%

Tamaz Mechiauri (For United Georgia) - 45.17%

Kareli

Zaza Guliashvili (GD) - 56.73%

Nikoloz Akhalkatsi (UNM) - 43.27%

Khashuri

Tengiz Chitiashvili (GD) - 59.08%

Ioseb Buadze (UNM) - 40.92%

Tsageri

Giorgi Nemsadze (GD) - 62.87%

Besarion Bendeliani (For Georgia) - 37.13%

Baghdati

Kakha Enukidze (GD) - 60.69%

Giorgi Robakidze (UNM) - 39.31%

Tskaltubo

Genadi Balanchivadze (GD) - 57.17%

Zaza Metreveli (UNM) - 42.83%

Ozurgeti

Avtandil Talakvadze (GD) - 55.41%

Konstantine Sharashenidze (Independent) - 44.59%

Senaki

Vakhtang Gadelia (GD) - 53.08%

Koba Nakopia (UNM) - 46.92%

Martvili

Tornike Janashia (GD) - 51.84%

Teimuraz Janashia (UNM) - 48.16%

Khobi

Davit Bukia (GD) - 56.78%

Besik Shengelia (UNM) - 43.22%

Zugdidi

Mamuka Tsotseria (GD) - 51.63%

Anzor Melia (UNM) - 48.37%

Tsalenjikha

Goga Gulordava (GD) - 48.89%

Giorgi Kharchilava (UNM) - 51.11%

Chkhorotsku

Dato Gogua (GD) - 50.88%

Badri Karchava (UNM) - 49.12%

Khelvachauri

Zaza Diasamidze (GD) - 55.01%

Misha Bolkvadze (UNM) - 44.99%

An interactive map put together by the Agenda.ge team shows the results of the 2021 municipal election run-offs, displaying voter turnout and other various figures, per region and city.

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A total of 1,024,406 voters out of 2,088,722 cast their ballots in Georgia’s local self-government election run-offs, which amounted to 49.9% of eligible voters, the CEC reports.