List of Candidates for CEC Chairmanship
1. Gulisvardi Urushadze – Lawyer, National Union of Education
2. Rusudan Beridze – Deputy Secretary on Human Rights Issues, National Security Council of Georgia
3. Nikoloz Gorgijanidze – Tbilisi Financial-Economic Technical Scholl
4. Ioseb Lomidze – Ph.D in Technical Sciences
5. Roman Khorava – Judge
6. Irakli Kldiashvili – Legal expert, American Bar Association
7. Nino Gurieli – Chairperson of the Georgian Chess Federation, Olympic champion
8. Besrion Kilasonia – Physician, Head of the Scientific Society of Forensic Doctor
9. Giorgi Tumanishvili, Sr. – Film Director
10. Giorgi Tumanishvili, Jr. – Post-graduate student (under the age limit)
11. Giorgi Zesashvili – Chairperson of the outgoing Central Ele!
ction Commission
12. Avtandil Demetrashvili – Member of the Council of Justice, former Chairperson of the Constitutional Court
13. Guram Chachanidze – Academician, Doctor in Computer Science
14. Tamar Dadiani – Journalist, member of the NGO “Union of Activists for Protection of Human Rights”
15. Natalia Zakareishvili – Regional Coordinator of the NGO “Women for Peace and Life”, Imereti Branch
16. Giorgi Andriadze – Parliamentary Secretary of the Patriarchy of Georgia
17. Tariel Kululashvili – Lawyer, former First Deputy Minister of Justice (1990), Head of the CEC Legal Department (1990)
18. Teimuraz Lomsadze – Deputy Public Defender of Georgia
19. Nana Kakabadze – Chairperson, NGO “Former Political Prisoners for Human Rights”
20. Giorgi Iakobashvili –Editor, Newspaper “Mtavari Gazeti”
21. Dato Turashvili – Writer
22. Malkhaz Ramishvili – Founder!
of newspaper “Resonance”, NGO “Independent Media Group”
23. Giorgi Targamadze – Journalist
24. Nugzar Kupreishvili – NGO, “International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy”
25. Akaki Sikharulidze – Journalist
26. Vakhtang Khmaladze – Member of Parliament
