About Civil.ge
Eng | Geo | Rus
Last updated: 10:55 - 1 May.'18
RSS
Mobile
Twitter
Facebook
Four Opposition Parties Name Mayoral Candidate
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 4 Sep.'17 / 17:54

The New Unity for Georgia, a political union gathering four non-parliamentary opposition parties, named Giorgi Vashadze as its mayoral candidate for the upcoming municipal elections in Tbilisi.

Giorgi Vashadze unveiled his program an outdoor campaign meeting in front of the Public Service Hall in downtown Tbilisi, saying his program rests on three major components - security and comfort for every citizen; education and development; employment and success.

Giorgi Vashadze, who quit the United National Movement in 2016 and set up the New Georgia party, served as the deputy justice minister under the previous government, where he was overseeing the development of the Public Service Halls – one-stop shops where citizens can get multiple services from various state agencies.

Vashadze spoke at length on the innovations that he would like to introduce in the city governance and pledged to reorganize the self-governing bodies and to abolish the district-level executive bodies (Gamgeoba) in Tbilisi, denouncing them as “bureaucratic leftovers.”

The four non-parliamentary opposition groups - the New Georgia, the European Democrats, the Civil Alliance for Freedom and the New Unity for Georgia decided in early August to join forces for the municipal polls in October. Before that, the parties called on the opposition forces to unite and name a joint mayoral candidate, but the initiative was rejected by other parties.
 
Vashadze is the eighth mayoral candidate to have been nominated for the upcoming municipal polls in Tbilisi. Besides him, Tbilisi voters will have to make their choice from the following candidates: Kakha Kaladze of the Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia; Zaal Udumashvili of the United National Movement; Elene Khoshtaria of the Movement for Liberty - European Georgia; Tengiz Shergelashvili of the Development Movement, Irma Inashvili of Alliance of Patriots; Kakha Kukava, joint candidate of the Democratic Movement – United Georgia and the Free Georgia; and Aleko Elisashvili nominated by an independent initiative group.

Latest News
01 May.'18 10:55
We Have Moved to a New Platform
Direct Your Bookmarks to https://civil.ge.
29 Apr.'18 03:54
Ruling Party Candidate Wins MP By-Elections
Givi Chichinadze will represent Vani and Khoni single-mandate constituency in the Parliament of Georgia.
28 Apr.'18 09:40
Polls Open for Vani and Khoni MP By-Elections
48,123 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in Vani and Khoni single-mandate constituency.
27 Apr.'18 17:23
State Dept’s Europe Affairs Point Man to Visit Tbilisi
Wess Mitchell will meet senior government officials and address the NATO-Georgia Public Diplomacy Forum.
27 Apr.'18 13:45
In Quotes: Georgian Politicians on Ex-PM Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Comeback
Bidzina Ivanishvili will be approved as the Georgian Dream party chairman at the upcoming convention.
26 Apr.'18 18:15
SG Jens Stoltenberg: Georgia NATO’s ‘Very Close’ Partner
The NATO Secretary General says Foreign Ministers meeting tomorrow will recognize the country’s progress.
26 Apr.'18 14:24
Ex-PM Ivanishvili to Chair Georgian Dream Party
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said Ivanishvili was ‘best equipped’ to add new dynamism to the party.
26 Apr.'18 11:12
Lawmaker Proposes Criminal Liability for ‘Insult of Religious Feelings’
The parliamentary human rights committee decided to set up a working group for scrutinizing the draft law.
25 Apr.'18 17:21
New Abkhaz Government Head Appointed
Gennady Gagulia has served as the Abkhaz “prime minister” twice - in 1995-1997, and 2002-2003.
25 Apr.'18 14:43
Watchdog Improves Georgia’s Press Freedom Ranking
None of the countries of the former Soviet Union (except the Baltics) are ranked ahead of Georgia.

About Civil Georgia
Civil.Ge © 2001-2024, Daily News Online
Registered office: 2 Dolidze Str, 4-th Floor.
28