The FINANCIAL — According to Civil Georgia, Nine parties will be contesting for 18 seats in Adjara Autonomous Republic’s local parliament – the Supreme Council, on November 3.
The parties, which have appealed to the local election commission for registration, before the deadline expired on September 7, are: the ruling National Movement; Conservative Party – part of the opposition coalition; Christian-Democratic Party; Industrialists Party; the Georgian Troupe; On Our Own; the Georgian Politics; National-Democratic Party; Georgia’s United Communist Party.
The opposition Republican Party said it would not run citing the crisis in the country in aftermath of war with Russia and continued presence of the Russian forces on parts of the Georgian territories. Davit Usupashvili, the Republican Party leader, said the current situation did not give possibility for comprehensive election campaign. He also complained about the existing election rules, which he said, was giving an advantage to the ruling party.
Number of seats in the Supreme Council was reduced from 30 to 18, according to the amendments passed by the Adjara’s legislative body in July.
Six out of 18 members will be elected through majoritarian contest in the Autonomous Republic’s single-mandate constituencies. A candidate receiving more than others, but not less than one-third of votes will be announced an outright winner of the majoritarian contest.
Remaining 12 seats will be contested through the party-list, proportional system.
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