Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Sakartvelos Parlamenti / Parliament |
Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
Electoral Law |
9 January 1995 Last updated on 29 June 2012 |
Mode of designation |
directly elected 150 |
Constituencies |
- One nationwide constituency for the PR system.
- 73 single-member constituencies for the majority system. |
Voting system |
Mixed:
- 77 seats by the Proportional Representation system (closed party List system)
Parties exceeding a 5-per cent threshold are entitled to win seats under the PR system.
- 73 seats by the Majority system (first past the post): If no candidate secures 30 per cent of the valid vote, run-off elections will be held between the two leading candidates.
Voting is not compulsory. |
Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years
- Georgian citizenship |
CANDIDATES |
Eligibility |
Qualified electors
- age: 25 years
- Georgian citizenship
- fulfilment of residence requirements |
Incompatibilities |
- any position in a state office
- industrial activities
- membership of territorial representative body (except Abkhazian or Adjarian supreme bodies) |
Candidacy requirements |
- proportional system: nomination by duly registered parties or blocs supported by at least 30,000 electors or already represented in Parliament
- majority system: each candidate must be nominated by a party or needs backing of at least 1000 electors unless he/she is member of outgoing legislature
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