Snap Mayoral Elections: GD Wins Four Municipalities, Runoff in Kutaisi

According to the preliminary results of October 31 mayoral by-elections in five municipalities, Georgian Dream candidates secured the first-round victory in four – Kaspi, Oni, Kharagauli and Terjola Municipalities, while the vote goes into runoff in Kutaisi City Municipality, where GD mayoral hopeful fell short of garnering over half of the votes.

Kutaisi Municipality

• Ioseb Khakhaleishvili – Georgian Dream – 45.7%;
• Grigol Shushania – the United National Movement – 30.62%;
• Andro Losaberidze –Strategy Aghmashenebeli – 8%;
• Amiran Dzotsenidze – European Georgia – 6.68%;
• Gaga Gogrichiani – Free Georgia – 3.05%;
• Irakli Kikvadze – Labor Party – 2.3%;
• Irma Petriashvili – For Social Justice – 1.86%;
• Kakhaber Chakhunashvili – Tribuna – CDM – 1.85%;

Kaspi Municipality

• Vakhtang Maisuradze – GD – 55.47%;
• Nugzar Noniashvili – UNM – 32.23%;
• Ilia Kitriashvili – the Alliance of Patriots – 5.82%;
• Giorgi Khelashvili – European Georgia – 3.48%;
• Otar Kosashvili – Labor Party – 3%.

Oni Municipality

• Davit Chikvaidze – GD – 56.66%;
• Tamaz Metreveli – the Alliance of Patriots – 20.23%;
• Nodar Burdiladze – the United National Movement – 16.66%,
• Joni Gobejishvili – European Georgia – 6.45%.

Kharagauli Municipality

• Kuba Lursmanashvili – GD – 55.75%;
• Tornike Avalishvili – UNM – 28.49%;
• Mikheil Chipashvili – Lelo for Georgia – 6.09%;
• Besiki Kruashvili – EG – 4.95%;
• Teimuraz Ptskialadze – the Alliance of Patriots – 4.72%.

Terjola Municipality

• Lasha Gogiashvili – GD – 50.42%;
• Roland Meskhi – EG – 23.9%;
• Valeri Bochorishvili – the UNM – 21.5%;
• Nika Memanishvili – Lelo – 4.19%.

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