Elections in Georgia (country)

Elections in Georgia gives information on election and election results in Georgia. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Georgia elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The Parliament of Georgia (Sak'art'velos Parlamenti), also know as the Umaghiesi Sabcho (Supreme Council) has 235 members, elected for a four year term, 150 seats by proportional representation and 75 in single-seat constituencies and 10 members represent displaced persons from the separatist region of Abkhazia. Georgia has a multi-party system, with at the moment only one strong party.

Georgian legislative elections

• • Georgia legislative election, 2003
  • Georgia legislative election, 2004

Georgian presidential elections

• • Georgia presidential election, 2004

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld
• Adam Carr's Election Archive