2020 Georgian parliamentary election facts for kids

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2020 Georgian parliamentary election

← 2016 31 October 2020 (first round) 21 November 2020 (second round)
All 150 seats in the Parliament 76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	56.11% (first round) 26.29% (second round)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Giorgi Gakharia Vakhtang Kikabidze Davit Bakradze Party Georgian Dream Strength is in Unity European Georgia Last election 48.77%, 115 seats 27.11%, 27 seats (as UNM) Ran as part of UNM Seats won 90 36 5 Seat change 25 9 New Popular vote 926,959 522,463 72,752 Percentage 48.15% 27.14% 3.78% Swing 0.62pp 0.03pp New   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Mamuka Khazaradze Giorgi Vashadze Irma Inashvili Party Lelo Strategy Aghmashenebeli APG Last election New Ran as part of State for the People 5.01%, 6 seats Seats won 4 4 4 Seat change New New 2 Popular vote 60,691 60,592 60,493 Percentage 3.15% 3.15% 3.14% Swing New New 0.62pp   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader Iago Khvichia Aleko Elisashvili Shalva Natelashvili Party Girchi Citizens Labour Last election New New 3.14%, 0 seats Seats won 4 2 1 Seat change New New 1 Popular vote 55,600 25,534 19,281 Percentage 2.89% 1.33% 1.00% Swing New New 2.14pp

The 2020 parliamentary elections in Georgia were a big event. People voted to choose who would represent them in the country's Parliament. The Parliament is like a big meeting place where laws are made for the country.

The first round of voting happened on October 31, 2020. A second round of voting took place on November 21, 2020. Some political parties did not agree with the election results. Because of this, they chose not to take their seats in the Parliament.

What are Parliamentary Elections?

In a parliamentary election, people vote for political parties or individual candidates. These candidates then become members of the Parliament. The party or group of parties that wins the most seats usually forms the government.

Georgia's Parliament has 150 seats. For a party to have a majority and control the Parliament, it needs to win at least 76 seats.

Key Political Parties and Leaders

Many different political parties took part in the 2020 elections. Each party had a leader and ideas about how to run the country.

Georgian Dream

The Georgian Dream party was led by Giorgi Gakharia. This party won the most votes and seats in the election. They received 48.15% of the votes and won 90 seats in the Parliament. This was fewer seats than they had before.

Strength is in Unity

The Strength is in Unity group was a coalition of different parties. Their leader was Vakhtang Kikabidze. This group came in second place. They received 27.14% of the votes and won 36 seats. This was an increase in the number of seats for them.

Other Parties that Won Seats

Several other parties also won seats in the Parliament:

• European Georgia led by Davit Bakradze won 5 seats.
• Lelo led by Mamuka Khazaradze won 4 seats.
• Strategy Aghmashenebeli led by Giorgi Vashadze won 4 seats.
• Alliance of Patriots of Georgia led by Irma Inashvili won 4 seats.
• Girchi led by Iago Khvichia won 4 seats.
• Citizens led by Aleko Elisashvili won 2 seats.
• Georgian Labour Party led by Shalva Natelashvili won 1 seat.

Voting Turnout

The "turnout" is the number of people who actually voted. In the first round of the 2020 election, about 56.11% of eligible voters cast their ballots. In the second round, the turnout was lower, at 26.29%.

Images for kids

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  Most voted-for party (top) and the second most voted-for party (bottom) by area.

See also

In Spanish: Elecciones parlamentarias de Georgia de 2020 para niños