According to the preliminary results of October 31 mayoral by-elections in five municipalities, Georgian Dream candidates secured the first-round victory in four – Kaspi, Oni, Kharagauli and Terjola Municipalities, while the vote goes into runoff in Kutaisi City Municipality, where GD mayoral hopeful fell short of garnering over half of the votes.
Kutaisi Municipality
- Ioseb Khakhaleishvili – Georgian Dream – 45.7%;
- Grigol Shushania – the United National Movement – 30.62%;
- Andro Losaberidze –Strategy Aghmashenebeli – 8%;
- Amiran Dzotsenidze – European Georgia – 6.68%;
- Gaga Gogrichiani – Free Georgia – 3.05%;
- Irakli Kikvadze – Labor Party – 2.3%;
- Irma Petriashvili – For Social Justice – 1.86%;
- Kakhaber Chakhunashvili – Tribuna – CDM – 1.85%;
Kaspi Municipality
- Vakhtang Maisuradze – GD – 55.47%;
- Nugzar Noniashvili – UNM – 32.23%;
- Ilia Kitriashvili – the Alliance of Patriots – 5.82%;
- Giorgi Khelashvili – European Georgia – 3.48%;
- Otar Kosashvili – Labor Party – 3%.
Oni Municipality
- Davit Chikvaidze – GD – 56.66%;
- Tamaz Metreveli – the Alliance of Patriots – 20.23%;
- Nodar Burdiladze – the United National Movement – 16.66%,
- Joni Gobejishvili – European Georgia – 6.45%.
Kharagauli Municipality
- Kuba Lursmanashvili – GD – 55.75%;
- Tornike Avalishvili – UNM – 28.49%;
- Mikheil Chipashvili – Lelo for Georgia – 6.09%;
- Besiki Kruashvili – EG – 4.95%;
- Teimuraz Ptskialadze – the Alliance of Patriots – 4.72%.
Terjola Municipality
- Lasha Gogiashvili – GD – 50.42%;
- Roland Meskhi – EG – 23.9%;
- Valeri Bochorishvili – the UNM – 21.5%;
- Nika Memanishvili – Lelo – 4.19%.
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