2018 Georgian Presidential Elections

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Watchdogs back ex-security chief’s claim of ‘large-scale electoral fraud’ in Georgia

by Shota Kincha

•4 min read

Two major watchdog groups have accused the Georgian Government of operating a scheme of large-scale electoral fraud over recent years, citing leaked documents from a former deputy head of the security services. On Thursday, the International Society for Fair Elections And Democracy (ISFED) and Transparency International Georgia (TI) suggested the government had illegally offered pardons, pressured public employees, and misused administrative resources in order to influence the outcome of elect

2018 Georgian Presidential Elections

Opposition refuses to concede, calls for protests and snap elections

by OC Media

•5 min read

Georgian opposition presidential candidate Grigol Vashadze has called for protests in Tbilisi and snap parliamentary elections after losing Wednesday’s run-off poll to Salome Zurabishvili. Vashadze, running under the the Strength in Unity coalition, gained just 40% of votes in the election, with Zurabishvili, who was endorsed by the ruling Georgian Dream Party, gaining 60%, a difference of almost 367,500 votes. Leaders and supporters of the United National Movement Party–dominated oppos

Salome Zurabishvili (Mari Nikuradze /OC Media)

2018 Georgian Presidential Elections

Zurabishvili wins Georgian presidency

by OC Media

•5 min read

Preliminary results in Georgia’s second round presidential run-off election show Salome Zurabishvili winning the presidency comfortably, with 60% of votes. With 100% of votes counted, Zurabishvili, who was endorsed by the ruling Georgian Dream Party, beat her rival, the United National Movement’s Grigol Vashadze, who received just 40%. After voting ended at 20:00, exit polls showed Zurabishvili on course to win. Polling by ACT/Gallup International for the government leaning Imedi TV g

2018 Georgian Presidential Elections

Analysis | How negative campaigns and party voter contact work in Georgia

by CRRC

•3 min read

CRRC-Georgia examines how effective negative campaign tactics and contact with voters is for political parties in Georgia. On Wednesday, Georgians head to the polls in the country’s first ever presidential run-off and last ever direct presidential election. The elections are taking place on an uneven playing field, with the head of the Georgian Dream party’s charitable foundation promising to write off the debt of over 600,000 people, roughly one in six eligible voters, after the elections

2018 Georgian Presidential Elections

Georgian conservative groups come out against Vashadze for president

by OC Media

•4 min read

Tens of thousands of people gathered on Tbilis’s Freedom Square on Sunday in a ‘No to Nazism’ rally organised by the conservative opposition Alliance of Patriots party. The party called on their supporters to vote for Salome Zurabishvili, the presidential candidate endorsed by the ruling Georgian Dream party, in 28 November’s vote, in order to prevent the ‘return’ of the United National Movement Party (UNM). The UNM party conceded victory to Georgian Dream in the 2012 parliamentary elect

2018 Georgian Presidential Elections

Georgian Government ‘printing fake ID cards’ for election fraud

by OC Media

•3 min read

Georgia’s Public Service Development Agency is printing fake ID documents in order to swing the country’s upcoming presidential election in favour Salome Zurabishvili, who has been endorsed by the ruling Georgian Dream Party, three leading transparency watchdogs have claimed. The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), Transparency International — Georgia, and the International Society for Fair Elections And Democracy (ISFED) called a press conference on Tuesday, where they said they ha

2018 Georgian Presidential Elections

Controversy over Georgia’s midweek presidential run-off date

by OC Media

•5 min read

Georgia’s Election Administration has set the date for the second round presidential election for 28 November — a Wednesday. The midweek date was heavily criticised by the opposition and several major civil society groups. The 28 November poll will see Salome Zurabishvili, who has been endorsed by the ruling Georgian Dream party, face off against the opposition United National Movement’s (UNM) Grigol Vashadze, running under the Strength in Unity coalition. Zurabishvili narrowly defeate