Adjaran legislative election, 2016

The legislative election in Adjara, an autonomous republic within Georgia, was held on 8 October 2016. Adjara elected its 18-member parliament, Supreme Council, in the region's 7th local legislative election since Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Background

The 18-member Supreme Council of Adjara is elected for a 4-year term. Six of its members are elected through the majoritarian contest in single-mandate constituencies and the remaining 12 seats are filled through the proportional contest from those parties or blocs which clear a 5% threshold.[1]

Results

The election was held simultaneously with the nationwide parliamentary election on 8 October 2016. The ruling Georgian Dream party received 45.13% of votes in the proportional, party-list contest, followed by the opposition United National Movement party with 29.62%, Nino Burjanadze's Democratic Movement with 5.89%, and the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia with 5.7%. A majoritarian election in Adjara's all six single-mandate constituencies went into run-off on 30 October 2016,[1] which were won by the Georgian Dream candidates, securing a 14-seat majority in the Supreme Council of Adjara.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Final Results of Adjara Elections". Civil Georgia. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "GDDG Wins Runoff Races in Adjara's Supreme Council". Civil Georgia. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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