Tbilisi mayor to present new cabinet for city assembly
Kakha Kaladze, a well-known former Georgian footballer, was first elected as a mayor of Tbilisi back in 2017. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The re-elected mayor of Tbilisi, Kakha Kaladze, says that he will present a new cabinet for Tbilisi City Assembly in the near future following his win in recent municipal elections in October.
Kaladze says that both old and new faces are expected to be in the new municipal government.
We will work round the clock to fulfill all the promises given to Tbilisi residents,” Kaladze said earlier today.
Kaladze from the ruling Georgian Dream party won the election run-off with 55.6% of the vote, defeating the United National Movement candidate Nika Melia who received 44.4% of the vote.
The GD received 46.74% of the vote, the UNM party received 30.68% of the vote while ex-PM Giorgi Gakharia’s For Georgia party garnered 7.79% of the vote in the proportional part of the elections.
According to recent changes to the electoral code, 40 members in the 50-member Tbilisi City Assembly are elected per the proportional electoral system, while the remaining 10 per the majoritarian electoral system (previously the share stood at 25/25).
The GD managed to form a majority in the Tbilisi City Assembly.
According to the final results of the first round in the race, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party received 46.74 per cent of the vote, the United National Movement (UNM) opposition party received 30.68 per cent of the vote while ex-PM Giorgi Gakharia’s For Georgia party garnered 7.79 per cent of the vote.
A second round of mayoral elections are expected in all five big cities of Georgia, including Tbilisi, as none of the candidates received at least 50% + 1 of the vote.Municipal elections are held in Georgia per a mixed electoral system. Voters have to fill three ballot papers: the first ballot paper is for mayoral candidates (which are elected per a 50%+1 system). The winner is the candidate who will receive at least 50%+1 of the vote, otherwise a second round of elections will be held).
Incumbent Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze says that he expected victory in the first round of yesterday’s municipal elections, but says he is sure he will be victorious in the second round.
Georgian Dream ruling party has officially named Kakha Kaladze, Mayor of Tbilisi, as its candidate for a second term in the position, ahead of the municipal elections set to be held in October.