2000 Georgian presidential election

2000 Georgian presidential election
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Turnout75.86% (Increase 7.56 pp)
 
Nominee Eduard Shevardnadze Jumber Patiashvili
Party Independent Independent
Alliance SMK
Popular vote 1,870,311 390,486
Percentage 82.00% 17.12%
President before election

Eduard Shevardnadze
SMK

Elected President

Eduard Shevardnadze
SMK

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Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 9 April 2000.[1] The result was a victory for Eduard Shevardnadze of the Union of Citizens of Georgia, who received 82% of the vote, with a 76% turnout.[2]

Conduct

The OSCE election observation mission concluded that while "fundamental freedoms were generally respected during the election campaign and candidates were able to express their views [...] further progress is necessary for Georgia to fully meet its commitments as a participating State of the OSCE."[3] The OSCE report also highlighted that only two candidates, Shevardnadze and Patiashvili had "campaigned actively".[3]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Eduard ShevardnadzeUnion of Citizens of Georgia1,870,31182.00
Jumber PatiashviliIndependent390,48617.12
Kartlos Gharibashvili [ka]Independent7,8630.34
Avtandil JogildzeNational State Union of Georgia–Victorious Georgia5,9420.26
Vazha ZhghentiProgressive Party of Georgia3,3630.15
Tengiz AsanidzeIndependent2,7930.12
Total2,280,758100.00
Valid votes2,280,75897.34
Invalid/blank votes62,4182.66
Total votes2,343,176100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,088,92575.86
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p382 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p402
  3. ^ a b Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. "REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 9 APRIL 2000 FINAL REPORT" (PDF). OSCE/ODIHR. Retrieved 17 October 2022.