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2021 Georgian local elections
← 2017 2 October 2021 (first round)
30 October 2021 (second round)		 2025 →
Turnout51.92% (first round)
49.09% (second round)
 
Party Georgian Dream UNM For Georgia
Popular vote 824,755 541,188 137,764
Percentage 46.75% 30.67% 7.81%
 
Party Lelo European Georgia Alliance of Patriots
Popular vote 47,861 29,251 25,697
Percentage 2.71% 1.66% 1.46%

The 2021 Georgian local elections (Georgian: საქართველოს ადგილობრივი თვითმმართველობის ორგანოების არჩევნები) were held on 2 and 30 October to elect the bodies of local government of Georgia.

Background

Following the first round of 2020 Georgian parliamentary election, eight opposition parties accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of election fraud and stated that they would not attend parliamentary sittings, calling for the repeat parliamentary election.[1] This caused the political crisis in Georgia. The Georgian Dream and the opposition agreed to hold negotiations facilitated by the EU to resolve the crisis. In January 2021 the Citizens party, which recently found itself at odds with the rest of the boycotting opposition, began separate negotiations with the ruling party and agreed to quit the opposition's boycott and enter the Parliament after having signed electoral reform deal with the Georgian Dream. In March the MPs Shalva Papuashvili and Levan Ioseliani (from the Georgian Dream and Citizens respectively) drafted electoral amendments bill. On April 19 the Georgian Dream party and the rest of the opposition signed a reconciliation agreement with EU mediation, which, along with other reforms, envisaged a change in the electoral system at the local level: 4:1 proportion of proportional and majoritarian seats in five major cities and 2:1 proportion in all others. At the same time, a 3% threshold was set in the proportional system in the regions and a 2.5% threshold in Tbilisi. The 40% demand was set in the majoritarian system. The amendments were revised in line with the agreement and adopted on June 28.

Along with the electoral reform, the agreement with the opposition obliged the Georgian Dream party to call for the snap parliamentary elections if it fails to garner 43% of the proportional vote on the local elections. On July 28 the Georgian Dream unilaterally left the agreement. The head of the Georgian Dream party Irakli Kobakhidze has stated that the main reason for the withdrawal from the agreement was that "the opposition [United National Movement] party which won the most opposition seats in parliament refused to join the agreement and other opposition parties were consistently violating the agreement, the ruling party was the only which was fulfilling the agreement".[2]

Electoral system

Main article: Local government in Georgia (country)

Local self-government is the right and ability of citizens of Georgia to solve, within the legislation of Georgia, local issues through local authorities elected by them. There are two types of self-governing units (municipalities): self-governing cities and self-governing communities. A self-governing city is a settlement of an urban category, while a self-governing community is an aggregation of several settlements with administrative boundaries and an administrative center. There are 5 self-governing cities and 59 self-governing communities. Self-governing cities are Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Rustavi, Poti. The representative bodies (a representative council, in Georgian Sakrebulo) and a mayor, the head of the executive bodies, are directly elected by the citizens of Georgia registered in a self-governing unit to a four-year term. Members of Sakrebulos of the self-governing communities and the self-governing cities are elected through the majoritarian and proportional electoral systems. The election date is appointed by the President of Georgia 60 days prior to the polls and countersigned by Prime Minister.[3]

The Annex No. 1 to the сurrent Election Code regulates the compositions of Sakrebulos of self-governing communities and self-governing cities, except the Tbilisi Sakrebulo, which is composed of 50 members, out of which 10 members are elected in the territory of local single-seat majoritarian electoral districts, and 40 are elected through the proportional electoral system in the whole territory of Tbilisi municipality.

Compositions of Sakrebulos of self-governing communities and self-governing cities (except for Tbilisi City) according to the Annex No. 1 to the Election Code:

Electoral District Majoritarian Electoral System Proportional Electoral System Total
Batumi Electoral District 7 28 35
Kutaisi Electoral District 7 28 35
Rustavi Electoral District 7 28 35
Poti Electoral District 7 28 35
Sagarejo Electoral District 13 26 39
Gurjaani Electoral District 13 26 39
Sighnaghi Electoral District 12 24 36
Dedoplistsqaro Electoral District 10 20 30
Lagodekhi Electoral District 10 20 30
Kvareli Electoral District 9 18 27
Telavi Electoral District 13 26 39
Akhmeta Electoral District 10 20 30
Tianeti Electoral District 9 18 27
Gardabani Electoral District 12 24 36
Marneuli Electoral District 11 22 33
Bolnisi Electoral District 12 24 36
Dmanisi Electoral District 10 20 30
Tsalka Electoral District 10 20 30
Tetritsqaro Electoral District 12 24 36
Mtskheta Electoral District 9 18 27
Dusheti Electoral District 11 22 33
Kazbegi Electoral District 6 12 18
Kaspi Electoral District 10 20 30
Gori Electoral District 12 24 36
Kareli Electoral District 9 18 27
Khashuri Electoral District 9 18 27
Borjomi Electoral District 11 22 33
Akhaltsikhe Electoral District 13 26 39
Adigeni Electoral District 11 22 33
Aspindza Electoral District 10 20 30
Akhalkalaki Electoral District 14 28 42
Ninotsminda Electoral District 10 20 30
Oni Electoral District 11 22 33
Ambrolauri Electoral District 10 20 30
Tsageri Electoral District 10 20 30
Lentekhi Electoral District 7 14 21
Mestia Electoral District 11 22 33
Kharagauli Electoral District 11 22 33
Terjola Electoral District 10 20 30
Sachkhere Electoral District 11 22 33
Zestafoni Electoral District 13 26 39
Baghdati Electoral District 9 18 27
Vani Electoral District 10 20 30
Samtredia Electoral District 11 22 33
Khoni Electoral District 10 20 30
Chiatura Electoral District 12 24 36
Tkibuli Electoral District 9 18 27
Tskaltubo Electoral District 13 26 39
Ozurgeti Electoral District 15 14 30
Lanchkhuti Electoral District 9 18 27
Chokhatauri Electoral District 12 24 36
Abasha Electoral District 10 20 30
Senaki Electoral District 11 22 33
Martvili Electoral District 12 24 36
Zugdidi Electoral District 15 30 45
Khobi Electoral District 12 24 36
Tsalenjikha Electoral District 9 18 27
Chkhorotsku Electoral District 9 18 27
Keda Electoral District 7 14 21
Kobuleti Electoral District 13 26 39
Shuakhevi Electoral District 7 14 21
Khelvachauri Electoral District 8 16 24
Khulo Electoral District 8 16 24
Overall 654 1,364 2,018

2021 Tbilisi mayoral election

2021 Tbilisi mayoral election
← 2017 2 October 2021 (first round)
30 October 2021 (second round)		 2025 →
Turnout49.11% (first round)
47.74% (second round)
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Nominee Kakha Kaladze Nika Melia Giorgi Gakharia
Party Georgian Dream UNM For Georgia
Popular vote 216,344 163,489 45,257
Percentage 45.01% 34.01% 9.41%
 
Nominee Ana Dolidze Ana Bibilashvili Giorgi Lomia
Party For the People Lelo APG
Popular vote 21,935 12,161 7,033
Percentage 4.56% 2.53% 1.46%

The 2021 Tbilisi mayoral election (Georgian: თბილისის მერის არჩევნები) was held on 2 and 30 October 2021 to elect the Mayor of Tbilisi in parallel to the Tbilisi City Sakrebulo elections.

The main candidates for the mayoral election were Kakha Kaladze, the incumbent Mayor of Tbilisi and former Minister of Energy from the ruling Georgian Dream party, Nika Melia, Member of Parliament from the United National Movement, and Giorgi Gakharia, former Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs from the recently established For Georgia party.

In total, 16 candidates were nominated for the Tbilisi mayoral election.[4]

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Kakha KaladzeGeorgian Dream216,34445.01258,77655.61
Nika MeliaUnited National Movement163,48934.01206,59344.39
Giorgi GakhariaFor Georgia45,2579.41
Ana DolidzeFor the People21,9354.56
Ana BibilashviliLelo12,1612.53
Giorgi LomiaAlliance of Patriots7,0331.46
Mikheil KumsishviliLabour Party3,9160.81
Arinze Richard OgbunujuOur United Georgia2,9220.61
Tamar KekenadzeStrategy Aghmashenebeli2,8310.59
Zaza KhatiashviliFree Georgia1,7200.36
Giorgi GachechiladzeGreen Party9140.19
Giorgi KutateladzeGeorgia6470.13
Giorgi LaghidzeFuture Georgia4750.10
Evgeny GhviniashviliWorkers Socialist Party3990.08
Teimuraz BobokhidzeFatherland3440.07
Ketevan NakashidzeFor the Social Justice3090.06
Total480,696100.00465,369100.00
Valid votes480,69697.32465,36996.90
Invalid/blank votes13,2362.6814,8673.10
Total votes493,932100.00480,236100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,002,90049.251,002,52547.90
Source: CEC, CEC

Opinion polls

Date Pollster GD UNM For Georgia Girchi MF EG Lelo SA Labour Party Patriots Girchi Citizens Others/NA Lead
September 2021 Edison Research 36% 27% 11% 4% 2% 4% 2% 4% 2% 2% 1% 5% 9%
September 2021 IPSOS 35% 30% 9% 2% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% Steady 1% 8% 5%
September 2021 Edison Research 33% 25% 10% 4% 2% 3% 2% 6% 3% 2% 1% 8% 8%
August 2021 GORBI 47.2% 26.8% 6.9% 2.4% 1.4% 2.6% 2.1% 1.2% 3.4% 0.8% 1.6% 3.6% 20.4%
July 2021 Edison Research 32% 24% 13% 2% 1% 4% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 13% 8%
July 2021 IPSOS 32% 23% 8% 5% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% 1% 2% 16% 9%

Results

Municipality Turnout GD UNM FG Lelo EG APG GMF GLP SA FUG Others Lead
Tbilisi*[5][6] 49.11 40.40 27.96 8.89 3.63 1.16 1.65 3.30 1.31 1.01 Steady 10.69 12.44
Sagarejo 47.90 56.03 31.78 2.13 3.77 0.90 1.77 0.93 1.31 0.74 Steady 1.54 24.25
Gurjaani 55.69 51.06 32.88 4.47 1.94 3.75 1.58 0.75 1.75 1.09 Steady 0.73 18.18
Sighnaghi 56.67 53.69 33.75 3.90 1.63 0.90 1.63 0.83 1.81 0.92 Steady 0.94 19.94
Dedoplistskaro 55.73 62.58 23.96 1.99 2.61 1.55 Steady 1.02 1.44 Steady Steady 4.85 38.62
Lagodekhi 51.57 47.08 37.36 3.09 1.36 1.75 1.30 0.79 1.42 4.99 Steady 0.86 9.72
Kvareli 59.46 50.25 35.99 5.54 2.83 0.41 1.65 Steady 1.22 1.04 Steady 1.07 14.26
Telavi 54.80 44.65 40.33 5.27 2.40 1.19 1.21 Steady 2.13 1.67 Steady 1.15 4.32
Akhmeta 49.76 46.44 41.33 3.07 1.82 0.60 2.49 Steady 2.47 0.66 Steady 1.12 5.11
Tianeti 58.29 42.94 18.74 7.17 1.18 1.10 1.82 Steady 1.68 2.03 22.52 0.82 20.42
Rustavi* 48.70 36.23 38.35 7.44 2.28 1.04 2.21 2.59 1.87 1.39 Steady 6.60 2.12
Gardabani 42.75 56.38 34.66 2.18 1.54 0.69 1.59 Steady 0.98 0.70 Steady 1.28 21.72
Marneuli 47.29 64.75 26.50 1.38 Steady 2.21 0.37 Steady 2.23 2.20 Steady 0.36 38.25
Bolnisi 43.56 68.16 24.57 1.91 1.01 0.19 0.99 1.69 0.48 0.40 Steady 0.60 42.59
Dmanisi 57.23 49.49 42.16 0.44 0.98 1.04 0.67 Steady 0.41 Steady Steady 4.81 7.33
Tsalka 45.18 53.10 21.70 5.92 2.05 2.02 0.63 Steady 0.63 3.10 Steady 10.85 31.40
Tetritskaro 50.54 54.07 27.66 4.45 3.95 1.38 2.38 Steady 1.53 1.78 Steady 2.80 26.41
Mtskheta 56.37 51.36 31.80 5.26 1.73 0.56 2.73 1.30 1.92 0.99 Steady 2.35 19.56
Dusheti 47.02 53.07 20.88 9.58 4.00 2.91 3.12 Steady 3.90 Steady Steady 2.54 32.19
Kazbegi 63.27 48.32 6.56 4.59 3.11 0.49 3.37 Steady 1.17 1.63 13.98 16.78 34.34
Kaspi 51.39 47.78 34.27 7.67 1.42 0.89 3.14 Steady 1.77 0.64 Steady 2.42 13.51
Gori 51.12 48.45 31.74 10.26 2.12 0.94 1.77 1.34 1.66 0.81 Steady 0.91 16.71
Kareli 51.77 44.29 36.64 7.58 4.20 1.07 1.69 0.87 1.67 0.88 Steady 1.11 7.65
Khashuri 51.26 41.69 32.72 10.63 3.97 0.72 1.67 1.53 1.92 1.70 Steady 3.45 8.97
Borjomi 54.50 55.99 24.15 3.75 2.58 2.02 4.18 Steady 1.67 1.26 Steady 4.40 31.84
Akhaltsikhe 60.09 54.78 28.88 6.44 2.12 3.00 0.71 Steady 2.31 0.73 Steady 1.03 25.90
Adigeni 67.80 56.40 35.10 2.48 2.39 1.43 0.89 Steady 1.32 Steady Steady Steady 21.30
Aspindza 71.08 61.27 24.59 2.24 3.17 3.40 1.91 Steady 1.05 1.72 Steady 0.65 36.68
Akhalkalaki 49.75 76.25 7.93 2.62 3.54 5.50 1.72 Steady 0.12 1.17 Steady 1.15 68.32
Ninotsminda 54.98 84.03 5.52 4.84 Steady 3.25 0.38 Steady 0.14 1.69 Steady 0.15 78.51
Oni 64.73 48.10 15.85 18.05 6.78 2.56 3.02 Steady Steady 1.14 Steady 4.50 32.25
Ambrolauri 66.99 55.46 18.91 13.21 3.31 2.31 1.65 Steady 2.22 1.37 Steady 1.56 36.55
Tsageri 63.84 48.57 20.86 13.62 5.95 1.47 1.58 Steady 3.03 4.75 Steady 0.17 27.71
Lentekhi 54.64 49.75 10.27 6.86 7.04 4.07 1.75 Steady 0.97 3.01 Steady 16.28 39.48
Mestia 62.39 61.71 11.88 7.35 6.12 3.35 1.36 0.44 0.99 1.25 Steady 6.55 49.83
Kharagauli 65.51 54.83 26.47 6.85 4.75 1.47 2.10 Steady 1.70 1.63 Steady 0.20 28.36
Terjola 61.28 46.94 30.04 5.37 2.53 8.79 1.31 0.75 1.55 1.97 Steady 0.75 16.90
Sachkhere 58.27 80.23 6.83 4.93 2.83 1.04 1.31 1.12 0.73 0.78 Steady 0.20 73.40
Zestafoni 54.86 48.31 32.47 7.37 2.28 1.81 1.25 0.99 1.71 1.61 Steady 2.20 15.84
Baghdati 57.42 47.27 33.94 5.19 3.04 2.49 1.19 1.24 1.54 1.24 Steady 2.86 13.33
Vani 59.77 59.96 27.41 2.06 1.59 4.82 0.77 Steady 1.31 1.06 Steady 1.02 32.55
Samtredia 53.41 52.24 30.53 3.99 3.50 1.85 1.11 0.81 1.21 2.83 Steady 1.93 21.71
Khoni 61.35 53.31 21.03 4.98 1.27 13.99 1.55 Steady 1.45 1.21 Steady 1.21 32.28
Chiatura 50.03 55.33 20.80 7.64 3.52 2.35 2.53 Steady 1.55 4.03 Steady 2.25 34.53
Tkibuli 56.26 48.46 34.97 4.88 3.69 1.36 1.68 1.02 1.38 2.00 Steady 0.56 13.49
Tskaltubo 51.58 44.72 39.73 4.21 2.55 1.84 1.53 0.66 1.44 2.18 Steady 1.14 4.99
Kutaisi* 44.53 39.15 37.56 6.71 2.02 1.12 1.21 1.63 1.72 3.31 Steady 5.57 1.59
Ozurgeti 59.58 50.44 25.88 9.29 2.11 1.90 1.33 1.07 1.60 1.33 Steady 5.05 24.56
Lanchkhuti 58.98 53.52 22.62 9.17 3.86 2.60 1.13 0.78 1.32 1.41 Steady 3.59 30.90
Chokhatauri 64.22 52.55 22.25 11.28 2.50 2.63 1.65 Steady 1.29 1.78 Steady 4.07 30.30
Abasha 63.42 42.87 30.62 8.27 2.24 1.39 0.93 Steady 3.16 2.07 Steady 8.45 12.25
Senaki 56.28 38.21 39.94 15.56 0.98 0.98 0.50 0.56 0.97 0.83 Steady 1.47 1.73
Martvili 63.75 36.53 30.02 17.10 0.83 2.73 0.48 Steady 0.46 2.51 Steady 9.34 6.51
Khobi 58.77 42.78 33.81 14.08 2.24 2.25 0.70 0.53 2.15 0.77 Steady 0.69 8.97
Zugdidi 43.90 40.02 43.11 10.74 1.44 1.04 0.48 0.72 0.71 0.64 Steady 1.10 3.09
Tsalenjikha 51.11 34.79 37.78 18.97 3.35 2.15 0.74 Steady 0.71 0.66 Steady 0.85 2.98
Chkhorotsku 61.69 34.02 32.12 23.19 3.21 1.31 0.61 Steady 0.48 1.68 Steady 3.38 1.90
Poti* 52.01 41.76 31.41 13.19 1.84 2.36 0.65 1.58 1.36 1.28 Steady 4.57 10.35
Batumi* 52.36 39.82 38.41 10.03 3.29 0.99 1.21 1.58 0.92 1.08 Steady 2.67 1.41
Keda 71.93 51.52 30.66 6.68 3.31 2.60 1.88 0.46 1.43 0.79 Steady 0.67 20.86
Kobuleti 56.34 48.25 38.06 7.43 1.53 0.46 0.91 0.61 0.60 1.01 Steady 1.14 10.19
Shuakhevi 66.25 45.99 34.97 7.77 3.79 2.06 2.27 0.49 0.50 1.12 Steady 1.04 11.02
Khelvachauri 58.31 41.18 35.87 15.08 1.97 1.82 1.12 0.68 0.88 0.63 Steady 0.77 5.31
Khulo 61.61 46.39 34.96 6.42 4.08 2.07 0.70 0.52 0.35 3.16 Steady 1.35 11.43

^* denotes a self-governing city.

See also

References

  1. ^ Georgia protests: Tbilisi police fire water cannon at demonstrators BBC News, 8 November 2020
  2. ^ "Ruling Georgian Dream leaves EU-mediated agreement". Agenda.ge. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 30 June 2021 suggested (help)
  3. ^ ადგილობრივი თვითმმართველობის კოდექსი [Code of Local Self-Government] (Organic law 1958-IIს) (in Georgian). 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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  5. ^ "October 2, 2021 Municipal Elections. Preliminary results". Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Turnout statistics of October 2, 2021 Municipal Elections" (PDF) (in Georgian).
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