Georgian local elections, 2017

Tbilisi mayoral election, 2017

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Nominee Kakha Kaladze Zaliko Udumashvili Elene Khoshtaria Party Georgian Dream UNM European Georgia   Nominee Aleko Elisashvili Irma Inashvili Giorgi Vashadze Party Independent Alliance of Patriots Georgia New Georgia   Nominee Kakha Kukava Tengiz Shergelashvili Giorgi Gugava Party Democratic Movement Development Movement Labour Party

The Georgian local self-government election, 2017, (Georgian: საქართველოს ადგილობრივი თვითმმართველობის ორგანოების არჩევნები) will be held on 21 October 2017 to elect the bodies of local government of Georgia: representative councils (sakrebulo) of municipalities, mayors of self-governing cities, and heads (gamgebeli) of self-governing communities.

There are two types of municipalities in Georgia: self-governing cities and self-governing communities. The representative councils (sakrebulo) and executive heads of municipalities—mayors and gamgebeli—are directly elected by the citizens of Georgia to a four-year term. The election date was appointed by the President of Georgia 60 days prior to the polls and by Prime Minister.

The previous elections were held in two rounds in 2014. Most of the sakrebulo (council) and gamgebeli (mayoral) seats were won by the ruling Georgian Dream coalition.

The Tbilisi mayoral election, 2017, (Georgian: თბილისის მერის არჩევნები) will be held on 21 October 2017 to elect the Mayor of Tbilisi. Also Tbilisi City Concuil elections will be held.

Main candidates for mayoral election are, Kakha Kaladze, former footballer and minister of energy from rulling Georgian Dream coalition, journalist Zaal Udumashvili from UNM, Tbilisi City Concuil member and journalist, Aleko Elisashvili, independent candidate, member of parliament Elene Khoshtaria from European Georgia and journalist, member of parliament Irma Inashvili, leader of Alliance of Patriots of Georgia

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