Today (October 26th) citizens of π¬πͺ Georgia go to polls to vote in parliamentary elections!
Georgian parliament (Sakartvelos Parlamenti) is unicameral and consists of 150 deputies (76 needed for majority), who are elected for a four-year term, directly by party list proportional representation. Electoral threshold is 5% (national).
Turnout in last (2020) elections was 55.7%.
Relevant lists (mostly multi-party alliances) taking part in the elections are:
| Name | Leader | Position | 2020 result | Recent polling | Exit poll | Seats (change) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgian Dream (Kotsebi) | Irakli Kobakhidze (PM) | social conservative, sovereignist populist | 48.2% | 34-60% | TBA | (90) |
| Coalition 4 Change | collective | centre-right (liberal, pro-EU) | mostly new | 9-19% | TBA | (2) |
| Unity (Ertianoba) | Tina Bokuchava | centre-right (liberal conservative, pro-EU) | 34.1% | 15-18% | TBA | (39) |
| For Georgia (Sakartvelostvis) | Giorgi Gakharia | centre-left (social democracy, pro-EU) | new | 3-11% | TBA | (-) |
| Strong Georgia (Dzlieri Sakartvelo) | Mamuka Khazaradze | centre (social liberal, pro-EU) | 4.5% | 3-10% | TBA | (6) |
| Georgian Labour Party (SLP) | Shalva Natelashvili | left (social democracy, pro-EU) | 1.0% | 2-5% | TBA | (-) |
Recent polls include ones coming from three companies, each conducting polls for different TV channels, one aligned to government and two opposition. This results in quite vast differences visible above, and obviously uncertainty how valid these are.
Further reading
Georgians vote in high-stakes election over future in Europe (BBC)
Georgia elections: Voters at crossroads between EU & Russia (DW)
Europe or Russia? For Georgians, the choice isnβt so simple (Politico)
A Journey into a glorious past: Three terms of Georgian Dream (OΕrodek StudiΓ³w Wschodnich)
We shall leave detailed commentary (and any interesting trivia!) on elections and campaign, to our Georgian users, or anyone else with worthy knowledge. Feel free to correct or add anything!
PSA: Megathreads on tomorrow (27th) elections in π±πΉ Lithuania (2nd round) and π§π¬ Bulgaria (again) will be posted early that day. Also, expect megathread on π²π© Moldova presidentials (2nd round) next weekend.
by pothkan
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Georgia chooses Europe today! π¬πͺπͺπΊ ααααα α―ααααα‘ααα!
GD being desperate:
https://x.com/Publika_ge/status/1850094390154314073
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