Английская Википедия:2013 Georgian presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 27 October 2013, the sixth presidential elections since the country's restoration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The last elections in January 2008 resulted in the re-election of Mikheil Saakashvili for his second and final presidential term.[1] Saakashvili was constitutionally barred from running for a third consecutive term.

The elections were held under a two-round system. Giorgi Margvelashvili was elected with a majority of votes in the first round.[2][3]

Background

The previous presidential elections were held on 5 January 2008 in a polarised political environment following the November 2007 crisis, in response to which President Mikheil Saakashvili, then serving his first term in office, brought forward the elections from the original date in autumn 2008. Saakashvili won the election with 53.47% of the votes in an election described in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) election observation mission report as "the first genuinely competitive post-independence presidential election", which "was in essence consistent with most OSCE and Council of Europe commitments and standards for democratic elections". At the same time, the mission "revealed significant challenges which need to be addressed urgently."[4]

In the October 2012 parliamentary elections, the former ruling party United National Movement (ENM) lost power to the Georgian Dream coalition led by Bidzina Ivanishvili, who became the new Prime Minister.

Upon the inauguration of a new president in 2013, a series of constitutional amendments passed in the Parliament of Georgia from 2010 to 2013 would enter into force. The amendments envisaged significant reduction of the president's powers in favour of the Prime Minister.[5]

Candidates

The Georgian Dream coalition named Giorgi Margvelashvili, then minister of education and science and deputy prime minister, as their presidential candidate on 11 May.[6]

The candidates for the ENM presidential primaries, announced in June 2013, were former parliamentary speaker David Bakradze, veteran lawmaker and former cabinet minister Giorgi Baramidze, Shota Malashkhia and Zurab Japaridze.[7] All the primaries were won by Bakradze, who was announced to be the presidential candidate.[8]

On 12 June, Nino Burjanadze announced that she would run for president as the nominee of Democratic Movement – United Georgia.[9]

Salome Zourabichvili, former Foreign Minister of Georgia, was denied ballot access due to her dual citizenship.[10]

In total, 23 candidates contested the election.[11]

Opinion polls

Opinion polls in the run-up to the election showed Margvelashvili to be the frontrunner. Polls varied between showing over 50% support for Margvelashvili and figures indicating the election would go to a second round.[12][13][14]

Results

The result of the election was a clear first-round majority for Margvelashvili with 62% of the vote. Bakradze, his nearest rival, polled 22%.[3] Burjanadze came third, with 10% of the vote. No other candidate received more than 3% of the vote.[11] The inauguration of Margvelashvili was on 17 November.[15]

The election saw 47% of eligible voters cast a ballot; this is lower than the 2012 parliamentary election, which saw 61% vote, and the 2008 presidential election, where 54% of voters participated.[16]

Шаблон:Election results

By district or municipality

District/Municipality Turnout Margvelashvili Bakradze Burjanadze Natelashvili Targamadze Others Lead
Mtatsminda 57.12 63.62 21.02 9.48 2.62 0.61 2.65 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 42.60
Vake 56.17 65.54 19.45 9.49 2.32 0.69 2.51 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 46.09
Saburtalo 52.97 65.87 18.17 10.03 2.91 0.62 2.40 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 47.70
Krtsanisi 42.23 59.84 22.96 10.47 3.24 0.84 2.65 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 36.88
Isani 41.73 59.43 22.78 10.88 3.74 0.92 2.25 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 36.65
Samgori 44.54 61.92 20.51 9.55 4.36 1.31 2.35 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 41.41
Chughureti 47.88 61.96 21.13 9.96 3.20 0.83 2.92 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 40.83
Didube 54.40 64.06 19.55 10.10 2.99 0.72 2.58 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 44.51
Nadzaladevi 46.42 64.00 18.83 9.61 4.26 0.99 2.31 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 45.17
Gldani 45.00 61.47 20.78 9.65 4.68 1.03 2.39 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 40.69
Sagarejo 38.53 66.29 17.39 10.04 3.23 1.36 1.69 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 48.90
Gurjaani 51.08 59.29 24.09 9.06 4.15 1.44 1.97 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 35.20
Sighnaghi 54.60 68.54 16.60 9.53 2.88 1.06 1.39 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 51.94
Dedoplistskaro 53.41 79.39 11.74 4.60 2.27 0.83 1.17 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 67.65
Lagodekhi 45.83 61.81 23.12 10.37 1.92 1.01 1.77 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 38.69
Kvareli 51.22 56.77 25.04 12.08 3.65 0.90 1.56 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 31.73
Telavi 43.12 50.35 26.53 14.29 5.17 1.91 1.75 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 23.82
Akhmeta 46.27 61.07 21.37 11.24 4.22 0.87 1.23 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 39.70
Tianeti 56.09 68.76 8.78 15.52 5.06 0.45 1.43 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 53.24
Rustavi 43.00 56.80 25.63 8.68 5.12 1.41 2.36 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 31.17
Gardabani 35.26 64.94 20.78 8.86 2.69 0.76 1.97 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 44.16
Marneuli 32.60 63.95 25.92 7.85 0.36 0.34 1.58 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 38.03
Bolnisi 36.92 64.34 21.62 9.87 0.97 0.98 2.22 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 42.72
Dmanisi 45.59 47.29 41.53 7.40 1.22 0.56 2.00 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 5.76
Tsalka 29.32 64.17 13.86 17.57 0.99 0.96 2.45 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 46.60
Tetritskaro 44.73 61.89 21.15 10.36 2.81 1.36 2.43 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 40.74
Mtskheta 49.95 63.43 17.10 11.31 5.54 1.00 1.62 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 46.33
Dusheti 49.23 77.77 9.11 5.28 6.45 0.39 1.00 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 68.66
Kazbegi 40.04 69.03 6.66 19.12 3.55 0.39 1.25 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 49.91
Kaspi 45.43 67.73 15.54 9.36 4.03 0.89 2.45 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 52.19
Gori 46.35 61.79 19.18 12.03 3.69 1.54 1.77 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 42.61
Kareli 47.93 65.54 20.24 8.09 3.40 1.18 1.55 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 45.30
Khashuri 45.33 65.25 18.20 8.63 4.92 1.19 1.81 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 47.05
Borjomi 52.33 67.25 13.86 11.76 3.56 1.17 2.40 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 53.39
Akhaltsikhe 50.87 55.27 29.03 10.19 1.89 1.95 1.67 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 26.24
Adigeni 59.20 54.33 30.77 10.61 1.50 1.40 1.39 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 23.56
Aspindza 64.34 57.04 23.72 14.98 1.79 0.73 1.74 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 33.32
Akhalkalaki 38.28 66.96 19.24 10.66 0.33 0.62 2.19 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 47.72
Ninotsminda 45.71 70.80 9.75 14.88 0.08 0.85 3.64 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 55.92
Oni 57.51 59.46 18.19 18.50 1.91 0.71 1.23 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 40.96
Ambrolauri 63.51 64.73 19.04 12.06 1.85 0.64 1.68 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 45.69
Tsageri 57.02 56.80 22.37 16.72 1.48 0.49 2.14 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 34.43
Lentekhi 55.09 72.62 8.21 14.84 1.26 0.68 2.39 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 57.78
Mestia 54.79 66.90 16.82 10.57 2.06 1.20 2.45 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 50.08
Kharagauli 63.98 69.03 19.19 7.26 1.15 0.98 2.39 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 49.84
Terjola 55.52 65.30 22.25 8.29 1.52 0.88 1.76 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 43.05
Sachkhere 64.70 94.21 2.79 1.89 0.35 0.14 0.62 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 91.42
Zestafoni 48.21 68.36 19.36 7.58 2.58 0.70 1.42 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 49.00
Baghdati 48.77 55.11 30.12 9.39 2.81 1.00 1.57 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 24.99
Vani 51.11 61.17 18.91 15.83 1.40 1.01 1.68 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 42.26
Samtredia 45.79 62.72 23.96 8.03 1.67 1.68 1.94 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 38.76
Khoni 60.25 56.74 33.70 6.11 1.32 0.51 1.62 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 23.04
Chiatura 47.87 77.04 11.08 6.80 1.51 1.03 2.54 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 65.96
Tkibuli 49.55 57.15 25.62 11.71 2.59 0.83 2.10 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 31.53
Tskaltubo 46.60 54.95 30.33 9.53 2.63 1.03 1.53 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 24.62
Kutaisi 39.74 56.38 26.58 10.18 3.65 1.28 1.93 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 29.80
Ozurgeti 52.03 69.38 16.62 9.14 1.75 1.28 1.83 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 52.76
Lanchkhuti 55.50 70.38 15.97 7.35 2.03 1.47 2.80 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 54.41
Chokhatauri 60.20 75.61 12.05 8.28 1.04 0.96 2.06 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 63.56
Abasha 53.64 59.11 27.57 8.75 1.69 1.36 1.52 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 31.54
Senaki 44.91 45.80 35.17 11.99 2.82 1.92 2.30 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 10.63
Martvili 51.03 52.55 34.15 9.67 1.19 1.03 1.41 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 18.40
Khobi 54.03 58.13 26.24 11.59 1.59 0.95 1.50 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 31.89
Zugdidi 34.85 46.61 40.81 8.38 1.77 0.90 1.53 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 5.80
Tsalenjikha 43.15 50.56 34.91 10.92 1.52 0.73 1.36 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 15.65
Chkhorotsqu 55.86 64.33 25.74 6.89 1.10 0.50 1.44 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 38.59
Poti 42.45 57.36 23.34 13.03 3.35 1.36 1.56 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 34.02
Batumi 43.62 58.39 20.27 14.96 2.93 1.24 2.21 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 38.12
Keda 62.96 58.63 18.90 16.81 1.16 2.04 2.46 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 39.73
Kobuleti 44.81 60.78 21.05 12.38 2.21 1.79 1.79 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 39.73
Shuakhevi 58.67 54.34 23.35 16.39 1.35 2.35 2.22 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 30.99
Khelvachauri 44.51 59.99 16.49 17.27 2.63 1.60 2.02 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 42.72
Khulo 54.29 55.15 22.11 16.78 1.37 1.86 2.73 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 33.04
Abroad N/A 48.58 39.30 4.02 3.60 1.34 3.16 style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:white;"| 9.28
Source: CEC CEC

Reactions

Margvelashvili was, at the time, an ally of Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, and the result was considered to be a consolidation of Ivanishvili's power.[3] With his appointee elected to the presidency, Ivanishvili declared his intention to leave his role as Prime Minister, stating that his goals had been achieved.[17]

The election was declared as "clean" and "transparent" by international observers.[3] The OSCE observer mission preliminary report stated that the election was "efficiently administered, transparent and took place in an amicable and constructive environment."[18] However, there were some issues noted by observers. International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, a Georgian election observer group, found "significant shortcomings" regarding invalid ID and voter lists in Batumi, filing 45 complaints. Another group, Transparency International, filed 34 complaints.[19]

International responses

Supranational organizations
  • Шаблон:FlaguCatherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, and Štefan Füle, the Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, released a statement where they congratulated "the Georgian people on this demonstration of their country's strong democratic credentials" and that they "look forward to continued close cooperation with Georgia on our ambitious mutual agenda of political association and economic integration."[20]
States
  • Шаблон:Flagu — US Department of State release said that they "witnessed another historic day for all Georgians" and an "important step in Georgia's democratic development and its embrace of Euro-Atlantic institutions."[21]
  • Шаблон:Flagu — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov congratulated the Georgian people on the "free and fair election" and expressed his hope that the new government would "adopt a friendly policy toward Russia, one that will take into account the current situation in this complex region."[22]
  • Шаблон:Flagu — Foreign Minister Carl Bildt congratulated Georgia on "its well-run presidential election and Giorgi Margvelashvili on clearly being the winner."[23]

References

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Шаблон:Georgian elections