2006 Georgian local elections

none 2006 Georgian local elections Georgia local no 2002 Georgian local elections 2002 5 October 2006 48.3% Councillors Councillors +/– 2010 Georgian local elections 2010 900000 UNM 1,503 1,488 C51F33 RPG-CPG bloc 54 39 003C7B Labour Party 39 113 5e0b10 Industrialists 27 454 gold The Way of Georgia 3 New 75px 75px 75px 70px Local elections were held in Georgia on October 5, 2006. The elections followed a decree issued on August 26 by President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, setting the date for the local ballot. Background Being the first election since the immediate aftermath of the Rose Revolution, the vote was considered to be the first major test of the authorities commitment to a transparent process in non-revolutionary circumstances. In addition, they were to demonstrate the level of public confidence in both the ruling NMD - after a series of scandals - and the opposition, which has begun to strengthen and reorganise that year. The elections coincided with a very tense period of relations with Russia. After a major diplomatic row regarding alleged Russian spying, the Kremlin has severed all transport and post links with Georgia. Electoral system The 2005 reforms abolished the two-level system of self-government, that is, the councils of villages and small towns were abolished. Instead, only the councils of municipalities (formerly called raions, which consisted of villages and small towns) and big cities were retained. The big cities were categorized as "self-governing cities". Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Poti and Batumi possessed the status of self-governing city. The elections were thus held for 65 local councils instead of 1000 in 1998. The elections of gamgebelis and mayors were also abolished. The council elections were held through a mixed electoral system. The threshold in the proportional vote increased to 5%. The majoritarian candidate would need to receive most of the votes to secure a seat. In Tbilisi, the party winning the proportional vote in each electoral district would receive all seats allocated to that district.10 September 2021 30 წელი თვითმმართველობის პირველი არჩევნებიდან – რა გვასწავლა ისტორიის გაკვეთილებმა 30 Years Since the First Self-Government Elections – What History Has Taught Us https://droa.ge/?p=110338 თვითმმართველობის დროა en Aftermath According to preliminary results, the elections were won by the United National Movement led by President Saakashvili with an overwhelming majority. The predominantly Armenian-populated Akhalkalaki Municipality was the only one where an opposition grouping, the Industry Will Save Georgia Party, won a majority of votes. According to international observers, particularly the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the "municipal elections in Georgia were conducted with general respect for fundamental freedoms; however, the blurred distinction between the ruling authorities and the leading party reinforced the advantage of the incumbents". Observers Hail Elections, but Note Shortcomings http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=13806 Civil Georgia UNA-Georgia 2006-10-06 2007-01-13 National results A total of 1,694 mandates were distributed throughout Georgia, comprising 748 seats allocated by the proportional system and 946 majoritarian seats, with the vast majority awarded to the National Movement: + Party SeatsProportionalConstituencyTotal National Movement5789251503 RPG-CPG bloc 45 9 54 Labour Party 34 5 39 ISWG 23 4 27 The Way of Georgia 0 3 3 Independent 68 0 68 Total 748 9461694 Source: Tbilisi Sakrebulo election results + Party Votes % Seats +/– GovernmentProportionalConstituencyTotal National Movement 204 261 66.53 92534 20 Government RPG-CPG bloc 36 973 12.04 1 0 1 New Opposition Labour Party 32 701 10.65 1 0 1 14 Opposition ISWG 18 671 6.08 1 0 1 3 Opposition The Way of Georgia 8 512 2.77 0 0 0 New Extra-parliamentary PGNI 74 0.02 0 0 0 New Extra-parliamentary Total 307 015 100 37 ± Electorate/voter turnout 883 806 34.74 Source: , References External links The Central Election Commission of Georgia https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083139/http://www.cec.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=GEO&sec_id=1&lang_id=ENG 2007-09-29 Adam Carr's Election Archive Georgia Local elections 2006 Category:October 2006 in Europe Category:October 2006 elections