Nine candidates have officially registered for the local government elections in Tbilisi, according to Georgian media cited by Caliber.Az.
The contenders for the capital’s mayoral post are:
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Temur Bokelavadze (election number 1) – “Language, Fatherland, Faith”
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Zurab Makharadze (election number 3) – “Conservatives for Georgia”
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Kakha Kukava (election number 7) – “Free Georgia”
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Otar Chitanava (election number 8) – “Alliance of Patriots”
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Irakli Kupradze (election number 9) – “For Strong Georgia - Lelo”
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Giorgi Liluashvili (election number 11) – “Georgia”
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Giorgi Gachechiladze (election number 12) – “Green Party”
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Iago Khvichia (election number 36) – “Girchi”
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Kakha Kaladze (election number 41) – “Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia”
To win the Tbilisi mayoral election outright, a candidate must secure more than 50 per cent of the vote.
If no candidate surpasses this threshold, a second round will be held between the top two vote-getters.
By Tamilla Hasanova
Source: caliber.az
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