Election Profile:

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  • Country: Georgia
  • Official Name: Georgia
  • Election Type: Presidential
  • Date: January 4, 2004
Source for election date

At stake in this election:

  • The office of President of Georgia

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Nino BURJANA *
  • Head of Government: President Nino BURJANA
  • Assembly: Georgia has a unicameral Supreme Council (Umaghiesi Sabcho) with 235 seats.

* Note: BURJANADZE became acting president of Georgia after President Eduard SHEVARDNADZE resigned on November 23 2003.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the Supreme Council (Umaghiesi Sabcho) 235 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.***

*** Of the 235 members, 75 members are elected in single member constituencies, 10 members represent displaced persons from the separatist region of Abkhazia, and 150 are elected by a proportional representation party-list system.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

  • Mikhail SAAKASHVILI
    Party: N/A
  • Teimuraz SHASHIASHVILI
    Party: N/A
  • Roin LIPARTELIANI
    Party: N/A
  • Zaza SIKHARUDLIDZE
    Party: N/A
  • Kartloz GHARIBASHVILI
    Party: N/A
  • Zurab KELEKSASHIVILI
    Party: N/A
  • Against All Candidates
    Party: N/A

Last Presidential election:

  • The last presidential election was held on April 9, 2000. In this election, Eduard SHERVARDNADZE of the Citizens' Union of Georgia (CUG) won with 78.82% of the valid votes while independent candidate Jumber PATIASHVILI came in second with 16.66% of the vote.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 4,934,413 (July 2003 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 2,231,986 (January 2004 )

Last Updated on 12/20/2005