List of Candidates for CEC Chairmanship

1. Gulisvardi Urushadze – Lawyer, National Union of Education

2. Rusudan Beridze – Deputy Secretary on Human Rights Issues, National Security Council of Georgia

3. Nikoloz Gorgijanidze – Tbilisi Financial-Economic Technical Scholl

4. Ioseb Lomidze – Ph.D in Technical Sciences

5. Roman Khorava – Judge

6. Irakli Kldiashvili – Legal expert, American Bar Association

7. Nino Gurieli – Chairperson of the Georgian Chess Federation, Olympic champion

8. Besrion Kilasonia – Physician, Head of the Scientific Society of Forensic Doctor

9. Giorgi Tumanishvili, Sr. – Film Director

10. Giorgi Tumanishvili, Jr. – Post-graduate student (under the age limit) 

11. Giorgi Zesashvili – Chairperson of the outgoing Central Ele!
ction Commission

12. Avtandil Demetrashvili – Member of the Council of Justice, former Chairperson of the Constitutional Court

13. Guram Chachanidze – Academician, Doctor in Computer Science

14. Tamar Dadiani – Journalist, member of the NGO “Union of Activists for Protection of Human Rights”

15. Natalia Zakareishvili – Regional Coordinator of the NGO “Women for Peace and Life”, Imereti Branch

16. Giorgi Andriadze – Parliamentary Secretary of the Patriarchy of Georgia

17. Tariel Kululashvili – Lawyer, former First Deputy Minister of Justice (1990), Head of the CEC Legal Department (1990)

18. Teimuraz Lomsadze – Deputy Public Defender of Georgia

19. Nana Kakabadze – Chairperson, NGO “Former Political Prisoners for Human Rights”

20. Giorgi Iakobashvili –Editor, Newspaper “Mtavari Gazeti”

21. Dato Turashvili – Writer

22. Malkhaz Ramishvili – Founder!
of newspaper “Resonance”, NGO “Independent Media Group”

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23. Giorgi Targamadze – Journalist

24. Nugzar Kupreishvili – NGO, “International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy”

25. Akaki Sikharulidze – Journalist

26. Vakhtang Khmaladze – Member of Parliament