Day: October 4, 2025

The Central Election Commission (CEC) released preliminary results of the October 4 municipal elections, according to which the Georgian Dream party leads with 80.7% of the vote nationwide, compared to a combined 19.3% received by opposition parties. Only two major opposition groups, Lelo and Gakharia – For Georgia, participated in the local elections. Others boycotted, including the parties whose leaders are currently in jail.

The preliminary results are based on 2,279 (out of 3,061) precincts where the votes were counted electronically. A total of 12 parties, many unknown or tiny, registered to run in the 2025 municipal elections, down from 43 parties that participated in the 2021 local vote. The elections took place in a repressive legal and political environment. There was no independent foreign observation, as traditional national watchdogs and international missions were unable or unwilling to observe.

In the nationwide proportional vote, the official preliminary results are as follows: the ruling Georgian Dream party leads with 80.78% of the vote, followed by Lelo/Strong Georgia with 6.78%, ex-PM Gakharia’s For Georgia with 3.87%, Iago Khvichia’s Girchi with 3.29%, and far-right Conservatives for Georgia with 2.77%.

According to CEC’s 9.00 pm data, the Tbilisi mayoral vote was distributed as follows:

• (41) Kakha Kaladze – Georgian Dream – 71.55% (210,280 votes)
• (9) Irakli Kupradze – Lelo + For Georgia – 12.45% (36,612 votes)
• (36) Iago Khvichia – Girchi – 7.52% (22,122 votes)
• (3) Zurab Makharadze – Conservatives For Georgia – 4.12% (12,110 votes)

Proportional vote results in Tbilisi:

• (41) Georgian Dream – 207,985 votes (70.15%)
• (9) Lelo-Strong Georgia – 29,807 votes (10.54%)
• (36) Girchi – 22,230 votes (7.49%)
• (3) Conservatives For Georgia – 12,811 (4.32%)
• (25) Gakharia For Georgia – 9,483 votes (3.19%)
• (8) Alliance of Patriots of Georgia – 3,151 votes (1.63%)
• (1) Homeland, Language, Faith – 3020 votes (1%)
• (7) Free Georgia – 2647 votes (0.89%)
• (12) Greens’ Party – Giorgi Gachechiladze 1906 (0.64%)
• (5) Our United Georgia – 1720 votes (0.58%)
• (11) Georgia – 943 votes (0.31%)
• (14) People’s Party – 761 votes (0.25%)

Below are the preliminary results of Georgia’s four other self-governing cities:

Rustavi:

• (25) Gakharia For Georgia -Tamar Kekenadze – 2717 (8%)
• (41) Georgian Dream – Nino Latsabidze – 30,962 (91.9%)

Kutaisi:

• (41) Georgian Dream – Daviti Eremeishvili – 85.62%
• (25) Gakharia For Georgia – Paata Zakareishvili – 8%
• (11) Georgia – Girogi Amaghlobeli – 6.3%

Poti:

• (41) Georgian Dream – Beka Vacharadze – 100%

Batumi:

• (41) Giorgi Tsintsadze – Georgian Dream – 80.55%
• (25) Gocha Gugunava – Gakharia For Georgia – 10.4%
• (5) Zviad Kvirikadze – Our United Georgia – 4.2%
• (42) Kakhaber Tsiskaridze – Independent Candidate by “Initiative Group” – 2.4%
• (1) Tamar Mikeladze – Homeland, Language, Faith – 2.3%

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Preliminary results of Georgia’s municipal elections

Voting in Georgia’s local self-government elections has closed. Preliminary data from the Central Election Commission show the ruling Georgian Dream party winning in all municipalities.

In districts where only Georgian Dream candidates were nominated, the party secured 100 percent of the vote.

According to preliminary counts by the Central Election Commission, the Georgian Dream party has received 80.783% of the vote from 74.453% of polling stations (2,279 out of 3,061) opened across Georgia.

Georgian Dream is in first place (80.783%), followed by Strong Georgia – Lelo (6.775%), Giorgi Gakharia – For Georgia (3.872%), Girchi (3.291%), and Conservatives for Georgia (2.765%). Other parties have less than 1% support.

In Tbilisi, 99% of polling stations have been counted. The votes are distributed as follows:

• Georgian Dream — 70.179%
• Strong Georgia – Lelo — 10.034%
• Girchi — 7.488%
• Conservatives for Georgia — 4.329%
• Giorgi Gakharia – For Georgia — 3.192%

All other parties received 1% or less in the capital.

Tbilisi sees protest rally timed to local elections. Photo/video

Demonstrators have blocked Rustaveli Avenue and Freedom Square

According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), 1,438,116 voters participated in the elections, amounting to 40.93% of the electorate. In the previous municipal elections in 2021, turnout was 51.92%, or 1,815,776 people.

CEC spokesperson Natia Ioseliani said election day passed in a calm and secure environment. She also reported that 24 complaints were filed with district election commissions, mostly concerning violations of photo and video rules, polling station arrangements, and similar issues.

Results of the Tbilisi mayoral election

• Preliminary CEC results show that Tbilisi mayoral candidate Kakha Kaladze from the Georgian Dream party received 71.557% of the vote.
• Irakli Kupradze, candidate from Lelo – Strong Georgia and For Georgia, won 12.459%.
• Yago Khvichia from Girchi received 7.528%,
• Zurab Makharadze from Conservatives for Georgia won 4.121%.

Georgian Dream representatives celebrated victory at the party headquarters. Party leaders addressed members, including honorary chairman, oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili.

He called the victory impressive and said the opposition had suffered catastrophic losses.

“The opposition tries to make us look foolish, to drive us insane, to turn us into a crowd incapable of holding power, but they are already behind us. And even now, after catastrophically losing the elections, they are trying to do something in the streets. But fortunately, the wisdom of the Georgian people has prevailed — just look how many they are. 80% supported the ruling party, and 10,000 people try to stage a coup? Unthinkable,” Ivanishvili said.

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