Aleko Elisashvili

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Left to right: Mamuka Khazaradze, Aleko Elisashvili, Levan Tsutskiridze, and Anna Dolidze. Image: Lelo.

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Aleko Elisashvili joins Lelo-led Strong Georgia alliance

by OC Media

•2 min read

Aleko Elisashvili’s Citizens party has joined the Lelo-led Strong Georgia alliance two months ahead of October’s parliamentary elections. Elisashvili announced that he would join the opposition alliance on Monday, after stating he was in ‘very active’ negotiations with Strong Georgia in late July. The Alliance, formed in mid-July, consists of Mamuka Khazaradze’s Lelo, Anna Dolidze’s For the People, and Levan Tsutskiridze’s recently established Freedom Square. Strong Georgia, much like Kha

2018 Georgian Presidential Elections

Analysis | From Ivanishvili’s chosen to a ‘united opposition’ candidate — how Georgia’s aspiring presidents stack up

by Shota Kincha

•8 min read

With the date now set for Georgia’s presidential elections, it’s still not clear who will run and who will not. In what is set to be the country’s last direct presidential election, could a political upset challenge Georgian Dream’s dominance? Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has announced that presidential elections will be held on 28 October. The election date was one of two issues the Georgian political class, public, and the country’s international partners had been waiting for

2017 Georgian Local Elections

Kaladze elected Tbilisi Mayor as Georgian Dream wins landslide nationwide

by OC Media

•4 min read

Kakha Kaladze has been elected Mayor of Tbilisi in Georgia’s local elections. The ruling Georgian Dream party won polls throughout the country, coming first in all 64 cities and municipalities electing mayors. Local and international observers say that voting went ahead without serious incident, although a number of cases of party activists using voter lists at polling stations to mobilise supporters were reported. Independent runner up Kaladze, a former football player for AC Milan wh