IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Georgia

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Country: Georgia
Official Name: Georgia
Election Type: Parliamentary
Date: March 28, 2004

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At stake in this election:

150 seats in the Supreme Council (Umaghiesi Sabcho)

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Mikhail SAAKASHVILI
Head of Government: President Mikhail SAAKASHVILI
Assembly: Georgia has a unicameral Supreme Council (Umaghiesi Sabcho) with 235 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
In the Supreme Council (Umaghiesi Sabcho) 235 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.***

*** Of the 235 members, 75 members are elected in single member constituencies, 10 members represent displaced persons from the separatist region of Abkhazia, and 150 are elected by a proportional representation party-list system.

Main parties in the electoral race:

Party: National Movement �â‚¬â€œ Democratic Front
Leader: Mikheil SAAKASHVILI
Seats won in this election: 135
Seats won in last election: 0
Party: The Rightist Opposition �â‚¬â€œ Industrialists and New Rights
Leader: Davit GAMKRELIDZE and Gogi TOPADZE
Seats won in this election: 15
Seats won in last election: 15
Party: Labour Party of Georgia
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats won in last election: N/A
Party: Tavisupleba - Konstantite Z. Gamsakhurdia
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats won in last election: N/A
Party: Democratic Revival Union
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats won in last election: N/A
Party: NDP - Traditionalists
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats won in last election: N/A
Party: Ertroba Bloc
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats won in last election: N/A
Party: Others
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats won in last election: N/A

Last Parliamentary election:

The last valid parliamentary elections were held on October 31, 1999. A poll was held on November 2, 2003 but was deemed invalid by the Supreme Court due to electoral fraud.