2008 Georgian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 21 May 2008. President Mikheil Saakashvili proposed a referendum on bringing them forward from fall to spring after the 2007 Georgian demonstrations. The referendum was held at the same time as the early presidential election on 5 January 2008; the results indicated that voters were largely in favour of having the elections in spring.

2008 Georgian parliamentary election

21 May 2008

All 150 seats in the Parliament
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout52.82% ( 11.11pp)
PartyLeader % Seats
UNM Davit Bakradze 59.18 119
NC–NR Levan Gachechiladze 17.73 17
KDM Giorgi Targamadze 8.66 6
SLP Shalva Natelashvili 7.44 6
Republican David Usupashvili 3.78 2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Proportional vote by electoral district
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Lado Gurgenidze
Independent
Lado Gurgenidze
Independent

The Central Election Commission registered 3,458,020 voters, significantly higher than the 2,343,087 registered in 2004. The election was observed by 14 international and 31 local organizations.

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