2010 Georgian local elections

The 2010 Georgian local elections, (Georgian: საქართველოს ადგილობრივი თვითმმართველობის ორგანოების არჩევნები) were held on 30 May 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.

2010 Georgian local elections
30 May 2010
Turnout49.10%
 
Party UNM CDM Alliance for Georgia
Popular vote 1,119,641 203,371 156,540
Percentage 65.75% 11.94% 9.19%
 
Party National Council Industrialists Democratic Party
Popular vote 115,253 71,304 16,967
Percentage 6.77% 4.19% 1.00%

Background

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

2010 Tbilisi mayoral election
2010 Tbilisi mayoral election
30 May 2010
Turnout46.64%
 
Nominee Gigi Ugulava Irakli Alasania
Party UNM Alliance for Georgia
Popular vote 248,954 85,864
Percentage 55.23% 19.05%

The 2010 Tbilisi mayoral election was held on 30 May 2010. The main candidates in this election were Gigi Ugulava, incumbent mayor of Tbilisi, Irakli Alasania, Georgia's former Ambassador to the United Nations, Gia Chanturia, member of the Christian-Democratic Movement, Zviad Dzidziguri, veteran politician and the leader of the National Council, and Gogi Topadze, leader of the Industrialists.

Ugulava received 55.23% of the vote, thus passing the 30% threshold required to win in the first round of the election.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Gigi UgulavaUnited National Movement248,95455.23
Irakli AlasaniaAlliance for Georgia85,86419.05
Gia ChanturiaChristian-Democratic Movement48,22310.70
Zviad DzidziguriNational Council37,4348.31
Gogi TopadzeIndustry Will Save Georgia23,4015.19
Tamaz VashadzeSolidarity2,9510.65
Nikoloz IvanishviliCivic Democrats2,3130.51
Davit IakobidzeDemocratic Party9640.21
Giorgi LagidzeFuture Georgia6340.14
Total450,738100.00
Valid votes450,73897.49
Invalid/blank votes11,5982.51
Total votes462,336100.00
Registered voters/turnout981,50547.10
Source: CEC

Results
Municipality Turnout UNM CDM AFG NC IWSG DP Others Lead
Tbilisi* 46.36 52.50 12.05 17.97 8.26 6.23 0.30 2.69 34.53
Sagarejo 50.34 74.15 10.39 5.09 7.62 2.35 0.25 0.15 63.76
Gurjaani 42.95 68.59 15.02 4.10 6.85 2.91 0.37 2.16 53.57
Sighnaghi 59.26 81.76 7.63 6.08 2.67 1.38 0.30 0.18 74.13
Dedoplistskaro 51.70 77.15 9.91 4.57 4.13 3.03 1.11 0.10 67.24
Lagodekhi 43.96 75.13 12.78 3.90 3.62 2.59 0.18 1.80 62.35
Kvareli 51.57 68.10 20.45 5.99 Steady 4.13 1.01 0.32 47.65
Telavi 46.21 71.97 11.86 4.12 4.84 5.21 0.58 1.42 60.11
Akhmeta 54.87 78.15 7.86 8.17 3.68 1.73 0.24 0.17 69.98
Tianeti 64.15 85.96 3.81 Steady 8.55 1.41 Steady 0.27 77.41
Rustavi* 41.42 62.04 16.30 7.37 5.44 2.55 1.96 4.34 45.74
Gardabani 55.36 86.47 4.26 3.17 4.10 1.39 0.60 Steady 82.21
Marneuli 47.39 78.85 5.65 2.99 5.30 2.13 5.09 Steady 73.20
Bolnisi 52.02 74.90 9.75 3.24 3.64 4.62 3.84 Steady 65.15
Dmanisi 48.24 68.94 8.53 3.89 9.19 6.29 3.16 Steady 59.75
Tsalka 37.31 71.22 7.42 10.25 8.71 1.57 0.83 Steady 60.97
Tetritskaro 56.74 67.35 13.32 5.88 3.66 7.63 2.18 Steady 54.03
Mtskheta 66.51 79.83 7.49 6.08 3.66 2.17 Steady 0.77 72.34
Dusheti 57.39 76.94 5.18 4.09 9.58 3.85 0.16 0.20 67.36
Kazbegi 53.06 75.02 9.76 5.63 9.59 Steady Steady Steady 65.26
Kaspi 61.38 77.55 10.74 7.28 2.67 1.39 0.37 Steady 66.81
Gori 59.96 77.94 10.98 5.06 3.67 1.44 0.91 Steady 66.96
Kareli 65.68 72.15 9.24 7.46 4.82 5.85 0.49 Steady 62.91
Khashuri 65.19 70.34 10.83 6.60 3.09 5.34 3.53 0.27 59.51
Borjomi 50.99 58.23 15.37 5.35 6.29 11.89 2.86 Steady 42.86
Akhaltsikhe 65.91 70.41 12.82 3.50 5.36 1.24 6.67 Steady 57.59
Adigeni 74.14 80.74 11.39 2.33 1.75 1.45 2.34 Steady 69.35
Aspindza 72.01 74.12 9.93 3.83 2.42 4.94 4.76 Steady 64.19
Akhalkalaki 69.10 83.87 2.42 Steady 3.98 8.46 1.27 Steady 75.41
Ninotsminda 75.08 77.70 9.48 Steady 2.84 9.60 0.38 Steady 68.10
Oni 56.12 65.24 17.35 8.39 3.99 5.02 Steady Steady 47.89
Ambrolauri 63.39 70.87 9.55 8.92 8.14 2.52 Steady Steady 61.32
Tsageri 64.26 68.87 18.11 11.08 Steady 1.60 Steady 0.34 50.76
Lentekhi 65.25 81.51 Steady 13.32 Steady 5.17 Steady Steady 68.19
Mestia 58.81 57.17 17.69 9.98 3.19 2.75 Steady 9.22 39.48
Kharagauli 62.22 59.56 14.29 11.88 5.92 5.93 0.88 1.54 45.27
Terjola 56.03 74.96 9.68 5.76 4.83 4.77 Steady Steady 65.28
Sachkhere 48.16 56.89 24.12 9.02 4.42 3.58 1.66 0.31 32.77
Zestafoni 40.82 58.61 15.19 12.39 10.14 3.35 0.13 0.19 43.42
Baghdati 54.98 63.71 16.31 7.67 5.44 6.22 0.65 Steady 47.40
Vani 54.69 74.23 12.12 5.33 2.87 Steady 5.25 0.20 62.11
Samtredia 48.02 64.89 15.06 5.62 9.39 4.16 0.88 Steady 49.83
Khoni 61.09 84.04 6.40 5.64 3.74 Steady 0.17 Steady 77.64
Chiatura 41.99 61.15 18.69 5.07 9.02 4.24 1.83 Steady 42.46
Tkibuli 56.79 77.72 8.57 6.40 4.48 2.53 0.29 Steady 69.15
Tskaltubo 39.37 63.89 16.58 5.78 6.39 3.35 3.66 0.35 47.31
Kutaisi* 34.29 64.45 21.27 5.25 4.86 2.97 0.48 0.72 43.18
Ozurgeti 53.57 61.34 16.58 10.35 9.34 1.96 0.20 0.23 44.76
Lanchkhuti 60.20 56.53 16.71 10.51 13.77 2.05 Steady 0.43 39.82
Chokhatauri 65.98 70.65 12.68 8.50 6.86 1.15 Steady 0.16 57.97
Abasha 59.49 65.38 12.07 6.87 5.38 9.53 0.39 0.38 53.31
Senaki 46.17 70.12 12.58 8.64 5.40 1.67 0.13 1.46 57.54
Martvili 55.17 66.75 10.24 5.96 5.60 6.30 0.18 4.97 56.51
Khobi 54.35 65.77 14.50 2.98 10.69 2.70 1.35 2.01 51.27
Zugdidi 37.27 68.57 6.27 10.73 6.82 5.30 0.35 1.96 57.84
Tsalenjikha 41.82 66.96 8.84 12.15 4.82 4.92 0.44 1.87 54.81
Chkhorotsqu 54.17 63.68 10.42 10.72 9.23 3.42 2.52 Steady 52.96
Poti* 51.51 63.75 16.49 4.71 8.52 5.38 1.15 Steady 47.26
Batumi* 40.11 60.06 15.01 8.34 13.42 2.45 0.48 0.24 45.05
Keda 66.46 68.66 14.76 4.31 7.65 3.03 1.59 Steady 53.90
Kobuleti 40.52 66.37 8.82 5.07 16.58 2.91 0.25 Steady 49.79
Shuakhevi 60.69 71.18 12.91 3.75 8.56 2.87 0.73 Steady 58.27
Khelvachauri 38.46 62.01 15.65 6.29 13.59 2.06 0.41 Steady 46.36
Khulo 56.09 70.58 10.17 3.70 11.37 3.44 0.75 Steady 59.21
Source: CEC CEC
  • ^* denotes a self-governing city.

Reactions

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

References
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