The ruling party, Georgian Dream, has presented the top candidates on its electoral list for the parliamentary elections on October 26. Bidzina Ivanishvili, the party’s honorary chairman, is at the top of the list, while Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze is listed second.
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Irakli Gharibashvili will be the third former Prime Minister and the Chairman of Georgian Dream on the election list. Olympic champions, weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze and wrestler Geno Petriashvili, are among the top ten candidates.
The electoral list of Georgian Dream, presented by Irakli Kobakhidze, is as follows:
- Bidzina Ivanishvili - Honorary Chairman of Georgian Dream
- Irakli Kobakhidze - Prime Minister
- Irakli Gharibashvili - Chairman of Georgian Dream
- Shalva Papuashvili - Chairman of the Parliament
- Mamuka Mdinaradze - Executive Secretary of Georgian Dream
- Tea Tsulukiani - Minister of Culture and Sports
- Lasha Talakhadze - Weightlifter
- Vakhtang Turnava - Businessman
- Maka Bochorishvili - Chairman of the European Integration Committee of the Parliament
- Geno Petriashvili - Wrestler
- Sozar Subari - People's Power Deputy, Member of the Parliamentary Majority
- Mariam Kvrivishvili - Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development
- Anri Okhanashvili - Chairman of the Legal Committee of the Parliament
- Nikoloz Samkharadze - Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament
- Eka Chichinadze - Vice-President of the International Association of Women Artists
- Shota Berekashvili - Businessman, Owner of BK Holding LLC, Dual Citizen of Russia and Georgia
- Levan Makhashvili - Doctor of European Studies
- Mikheil Kavelashvili - People's Power Deputy, Member of the Parliamentary Majority
- Giorgi Gabunia - Lawyer
- Lika Shartava - Granddaughter of Juli Shartava, Psychologist, Public Relations Specialist
The parliamentary elections on October 26 will be held with a 5% threshold. Most parties are expected to participate with a single list. Voters will elect 150 deputies to the Parliament of Georgia for a four-year term, based on a proportional election system.