IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Georgia

Georgia

3,715,480
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

3,508,294
Registered Voters (as of Oct. 26, 2024)

54.44%
Average Turnout

16
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.480
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: Oct. 26, 1994

SIGI* Score: 27.6
Level of Discrimination: Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 10, 2009
Ratified Date: March 13, 2014

HDI* Score: 0.844
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Georgian Presidency	None	Head of State
Georgian Parliament	Sakartvelos Parlamenti	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Mikheil KAVELASHVILI (since 29 December 2024)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Irakli KOBAKHIDZE (since 8 February 2024)
Assembly: unicameral Parliament (Sakartvelos Parlamenti) with 150 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is indirectly elected by the Electoral College and may serve up to 2 terms of 5 years.
The Prime Minister is nominated by Parliament, then appointed by the President.
All 150 members in the Parliament are elected through a nationwide closed-list proportional representation (PR) system. They are elected to 4-year terms.

Elections

2024-10-26
Georgian Parliament
Votes 2,111,834
Registered 3,508,294
Turnout 60.2

2020-10-31
Georgian Parliament
Votes 1,992,891
Registered 3,526,023
Turnout 56.52

2018-11-28
Georgian Presidency
Votes 1,975,845
Registered 3,533,672
Turnout 55.91

2018-10-28
Georgian Presidency
Votes 1,593,270
Registered 3,533,672
Turnout 45.09

2016-10-30
Georgian Parliament
Votes 886,996
Registered 3,513,884
Turnout 25.24

2016-10-08
Georgian Parliament
Votes 1,814,276
Registered 3,513,884
Turnout 51.63

2013-10-27
Georgian Presidency
Votes 1,661,273
Registered 3,537,719
Turnout 46.96

2012-10-01
Georgian Parliament
Votes 2,215,661
Registered 3,613,851
Turnout 61.31

2008-05-21
Georgian Parliament
Votes 1,850,407
Registered 3,465,736
Turnout 53.39

2008-01-05
Georgian Presidency
Votes 1,982,318
Registered 3,527,964
Turnout 56.19

2004-03-28
Georgian Parliament
Votes 1,498,012
Registered 2,343,087
Turnout 63.93

2004-01-04
Georgian Presidency
Votes 1,963,556
Registered 2,231,986
Turnout 87.97

2003-11-02
Referendum
Votes 1,904,105
Registered 3,178,593
Turnout 59.9

2003-11-02
Georgian Parliament
Votes 1,909,215
Registered 3,178,593
Turnout 60.06

2000-04-09
Georgian Presidency
Votes 2,343,176
Registered 12,421,785
Turnout 18.86

1999-10-31
Georgian Parliament
Votes 2,133,878
Registered 3,143,851
Turnout 67.87

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Georgian Parliament	2024-10-26	2,111,834	3,508,294	60.2
Georgian Parliament	2020-10-31	1,992,891	3,526,023	56.52
Georgian Presidency	2018-11-28	1,975,845	3,533,672	55.91
Georgian Presidency	2018-10-28	1,593,270	3,533,672	45.09
Georgian Parliament	2016-10-30	886,996	3,513,884	25.24
Georgian Parliament	2016-10-08	1,814,276	3,513,884	51.63
Georgian Presidency	2013-10-27	1,661,273	3,537,719	46.96
Georgian Parliament	2012-10-01	2,215,661	3,613,851	61.31
Georgian Parliament	2008-05-21	1,850,407	3,465,736	53.39
Georgian Presidency	2008-01-05	1,982,318	3,527,964	56.19
Georgian Parliament	2004-03-28	1,498,012	2,343,087	63.93
Georgian Presidency	2004-01-04	1,963,556	2,231,986	87.97
Referendum	2003-11-02	1,904,105	3,178,593	59.9
Georgian Parliament	2003-11-02	1,909,215	3,178,593	60.06
Georgian Presidency	2000-04-09	2,343,176	12,421,785	18.86
Georgian Parliament	1999-10-31	2,133,878	3,143,851	67.87

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