Georgia holds nationwide municipal elections

Municipal elections are underway across Georgia today, as citizens head to the polls to elect local government officials.

According to Caliber.Az, citing Georgian media sources, all polling stations across the country opened on time.

Voting commenced without incident, as confirmed by Natia Iosseliani, Press Speaker of the Central Election Commission (CEC), during the first official briefing of the day.

In this election, Georgian voters will be choosing 64 mayors representing cities and districts, as well as deputies to the local representative councils known as sakrebulo.

A total of 3,130,348 eligible voters — Georgian citizens aged 18 and over who reside within the country — are entitled to participate in today’s vote. To accommodate them, 3,061 polling stations have been set up nationwide.

Election transparency is being supported by an extensive monitoring presence. More than 80 international observers from 28 organisations, along with over 8,000 local observers from 27 domestic organisations, are overseeing the voting process to ensure fairness and credibility.

In addition, nearly 1,000 journalists from 73 different media outlets are on the ground, providing live coverage and reporting throughout the day.

By Tamilla Hasanova