2000 Georgian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 9 April 2000.[1] The result was a victory for Eduard Shevardnadze of the Union of Citizens of Georgia, who received 82% of the vote, with a 76% turnout.[2]
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9 April 2000
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| Turnout | 75.86% ( 7.56 pp) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Conduct
The OSCE election observation mission concluded that while "fundamental freedoms were generally respected during the election campaign and candidates were able to express their views [...] further progress is necessary for Georgia to fully meet its commitments as a participating State of the OSCE."[3] The OSCE report also highlighted that only two candidates, Shevardnadze and Patiashvili had "campaigned actively".[3]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Eduard Shevardnadze | Union of Citizens of Georgia | 1,870,311 | 82.00 | |
| Jumber Patiashvili | Independent | 390,486 | 17.12 | |
| Kartlos Gharibashvili | Independent | 7,863 | 0.34 | |
| Avtandil Jogildze | National State Union of Georgia–Victorious Georgia | 5,942 | 0.26 | |
| Vazha Zhghenti | Progressive Party of Georgia | 3,363 | 0.15 | |
| Tengiz Asanidze | Independent | 2,793 | 0.12 | |
| Total | 2,280,758 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,280,758 | 97.34 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 62,418 | 2.66 | ||
| Total votes | 2,343,176 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,088,925 | 75.86 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||