2010 Georgian local elections

The Georgian local self-government election, 2010, (Georgian: საქართველოს ადგილობრივი თვითმმართველობის ორგანოების არჩევნები) was held on May 30, 2010, to elect the councils of local government, sakrebulo, and the Mayor of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, direct elections for Tbilisi mayor were held for the first time, with the United National Movement receiving 86.4% of the seats nationwide.

Background

In the spring of 2009 by the various parties started protests, demanding Mikheil Saakashvili's resignation. During the rallies, Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava proposed that local elections be held within the statutory deadline, in the fall of 2010, before spring 2010, and that the Tbilisi mayor be directly elected by voters. Ugulava's initiative was approved by the President of Georgia, who on September 25, 2009, addressed the UN General Assembly and expressed his readiness for direct elections of all mayors in 2010.[1] Nevertheless, on December 28, 2009The Parliament of Georgia approved the legislative changes, which directly established mayoral elections only in Tbilisi.[2] It was also determined that the Tbilisi Mayor would be elected with a 30% threshold.[3]

Results

Tbilisi mayoral election, 2010
Tbilisi mayoral election, 2010
30 May 2010
Turnout46,64%

Reactions

The elections were, for the most part, positively assessed by observer organizations[4]

References
  1. "სააკაშვილის თქმით, "ყველა მერი პირდაპირი წესით აირჩევა"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  2. "პარლამენტმა ჩააგდო "ყველა მერის" პირდაპირი წესით არჩევის წინადადება". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  3. "პარლამენტმა საარჩევნო კოდექსში ცვლილებები დაამტკიცა". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  4. "საერთაშორისო დამკვირვებლების წინასწარი მოხსენება არჩევნების შესახებ". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
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