2008 Georgian referendum

none A double referendum was held in Georgia on 5 January 2008, alongside presidential elections. One question was a binding referendum on whether to bring forward the 2008 parliamentary elections from October to April/May.Kim Murphy, "Georgia's president moves up elections"October 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Los Angeles Times, 9 November 2007 The second was a non-binding advisory referendum on joining NATO.Georgier sollen am 5. Januar auch über Nato-Beitritt entscheiden NZZ, 26 November 2007 deGeorgia to Hold Plebiscite on NATO Membership UNA Georgia, 26 November 2007 Both proposals were approved with over 75% in favour. Parliamentary elections were subsequently held on 21 May. Results QuestionForAgainstInvalid/blankTotalRegisteredvotersTurnoutOutcomeVotes%Votes%Bringing forward parliamentary elections1,410,26979.74358,32820.26193,5451,982,3183,527,96456.19ApprovedNATO membership1,355,32877.00404,94323.00203,3251,982,3183,527,96456.19ApprovedSource: CEC https://web.archive.org/web/20130718052605/http://www.cesko.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=13&info_id=1166 2013-07-18 See also Georgia–NATO relations References Legislative election date referendum Georgia Category:Referendums in Georgia (country) Category:NATO membership referendums Category:January 2008 elections Category:January 2008 in Europe