Adjara Elects Parliament

Opponents say elections are illegal due to legal gap.

Adjarian voters will elect new legislative body on June 20 in snap local elections, almost two months after the peaceful ouster of ex-Adjarian leader Aslan Abashidze. 

9 political parties and one election bloc will contest for 30 seats in the Adjara Autonomous Republic’s Supreme Council in which 12 seats will be allocated through the single-mandate constituencies and 18 – through the proportional party list system.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s supporters party Saakashvili-Victorious Adjara is a favorite party most likely to win the majority of seats in the Adjarian parliament; however as political analysts say the Republican Party has a good chance to clear 7% threshold and gain seats in the legislative body.