At Stake in this Election: 

• All 150 seats in the Georgian Parliament 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Salome ZOURABICHVILI (since 16 December 2018) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Irakli KOBAKHIDZE (since 8 February 2024) 

• Assembly: unicameral Parliament (Sakartvelos Parlamenti) with 150 seats 

Electoral System:  

• The President is elected by absolute majority to serve a 5-year term. If the leading contestant does not secure 50 percent of the votes, a run-off will be held between the top two candidates. 

• The Prime Minister is nominated by Parliament, then appointed by the President. 

• All 150 members in the Parliament are elected through a nationwide closed-list proportional representation (PR) system. They are elected to 4-year terms. 

Last Election: 

In the 2020 Parliamentary election, Georgian Dream (ქართული ოცნება) won a majority with 90 seats. Voter turnout was 57%.  

Information for Voters: 

ხშირად დასმული კითხვები / Frequently Asked Questions (in Georgian) 

New/Unique in this Election: 

There are several major changes to Georgian electoral law and procedure that will impact this election. The constitutional reforms of 2017 have resulted in significant changes to the electoral system, especially moving from direct to indirect election of the president and from a mixed electoral system to a fully proportional one for the Parliament. Decree No. 07/2023 established procedures for electronic voting, and the CEC has conducted information campaigns to familiarize voters with electronic voting machines ahead of the election. In June 2024, Parliament abolished mandatory gender quotas for party lists (formerly, one in four list members had to be women). Notably, this is also the first national election since the passage of the controversial Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence in May 2024, known for its requirement that any media or non-governmental entity register as an “agent of foreign influence” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from international actors.  Also referred to as the “foreign agents law,” the law has sparked widespread protests in Georgia. 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline:  15 July 2024 

• Voter registration deadline: Not applicable, voter registration is passive. 

Main Parties in this Election:  

• Georgian Dream / ქართული ოცნება 

• • Leader: Irakli GARIBASHVILI 

• • Seats won in the last election: 90 seats out of 150 

• United National Movement / ერთიანობა-ნაციონალური მოძრაობა 

• • Leader: Tinatin BOKUCHAVA 

• • Seats won in the last election: 36 seats out of 150 

• Alliance of Patriots of Georgia / საქართველოს პატრიოტთა ალიანსი 

• • Leaders: Davit TARKHAN-MOURAVI and Irma INASHVILI 

• • Seats won in the last election: 4 seats out of 150 

• Strong Georgia – Lelo, for people, for freedom! / ძლიერი საქართველო-ლელო, ხალხისთვის, თავისუფლებისთვის! 

• • Leader: Mamuka KHAZARADZE 

• • Seats won in the last election: 4 seats out of 150 

• Georgian Labor Party / საქართველოს ლეიბორისტული პარტია 

• • Leader: Shalva NATELASHVILI 

• • Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 150 

• Georgia / საქართველო  

• • Leader: Giorgi LILUASHVILI 

• Gakharia for Georgia / გახარია საქართველოსთვის 

• • Leader: Giorgi GAKHARIA 

• Our United Georgia / ჩვენი გაერთიანებული საქართველო 

• • Leader: Isaac GIORGADZE 

• Free Georgia / თავისუფალი საქართველო 

• • Leader: Kakha KUKAVA 

• Left Alliance / მემარცხენე ალიანსი 

• • Leader: Konstantine GUGUSHVILI 

• Change Georgia / შეცვალე საქართველო 

• • Leader: Giorgi GAGNIDZE 

• Tribune / ტრიბუნა 

• • Leader: Davit CHICHINADZE 

• We / ჩვენ 

• • Leader: Davit KATSARAVA 

• Georgian Unity and Development Party / საქართველოს ერთობისა და განვითარების პარტია 

• • Leader: Kamal MURADKHANOV 

• Georgian Unity / ქართველ ერთობა 

• • Leader: Gaioz MAMALADZE 

• Girchi / გირჩი 

• • Leader: Iago KHVICHIA 

• European Democrats / ევროპელი დემოკრატები 

• • Leader: Paata DAVITAIA 

• Gvaramia is the Girchi Time Coalition for Change / კოალიცია ცვლილებისთვის გვარამია მელია გირჩი დროა 

• • Leaders: Nikanor MELIA and Nika GVARAMIA 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 3,760,365 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters:  3,426,250 (2024) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 1,993,159 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status:  Acceded 26 October 1994 

• Gender Quota: No 

• Female Candidates in this election:  Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 27 of 150 (18%) in the Parliament  

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position:  0.814, very high, rank 60 (2022)   

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 27.6 (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 10 Jul 2009, Ratified 13 Mar 2014 

• Projected population with a disability: 601,658 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Georgia:  Yes, country office  

• Election Access: Yes  

• ElectionBase: Yes