Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 2 November 2003 alongside a constitutional referendum. According to statistics released by the Georgian Election Commission, the elections were won by a combination of parties supporting President Eduard Shevardnadze.
However, the results were annulled by the Georgia Supreme Court after the Rose Revolution on 25 November,[1] following allegations of widespread electoral fraud and large public protests which led to the resignation of Shevardnadze. Fresh elections were held on 28 March 2004.
"For a New Georgia" was the electoral bloc that supported President Eduard Shevardnadze. The Revival Party was an ally of Shevardnadze. The National Movement (NM) was the party of opposition leader Mikhail Saakashvili.
Conductedit
Reports of violence, voter intimidation and ballot box stuffing began coming in shortly after the polling stations opened. The biggest problem, however, was the voter lists prepared by the Georgian government. Mikhail Saakashvili was among tens of thousands who were denied the right to vote. His name, along with names of many thousands across the country, was missing from the voter list prepared by the Georgian government. Entire neighborhoods were mysteriously removed from the voter list in the areas where opposition was likely to do well.
Georgian analysts described the vote as "the messiest and most chaotic election" the country has ever had. "The government did everything to make this election chaotic. I think there were also (those in) government (who) did not want this election to be orderly because they knew they would lose it," said Ghia Nodia of the Caucasus Institute for Democracy and Development.
An international mission from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) declared that the election fell short of international standards. "These elections have, regrettably, been insufficient to enhance the credibility of either the electoral or the democratic process," said Bruce George, special co-ordinator of the OSCE chairman-in-office. Some 450 international observers from 43 countries monitored the polls in one of the largest and longest election observation missions in the OSCE's history.[2][3]
Supporting the allegations of electoral fraud were also exit polls conducted by an American company, Global Strategy, which showed that the opposition had won by a large margin, with the National Movement coming first with 20% and the government block polling only 14% of the vote.
National-State Political Union of Georgia "Mdzleveli"
1,627
0.09
0
0
Georgian Lawyers
1,479
0.08
0
0
Motherland
1,247
0.07
0
0
Women's Protection Union
902
0.05
0
0
All-Georgian People's Alliance
680
0.04
0
0
Non-Governmental Bloc Homeland
582
0.03
0
0
Party of People's Capitalism
506
0.03
0
0
Constitutional Rights Party
342
0.02
0
0
National Movement Democrats
1
1
Independents
21
21
Vacant
3
3
Total
1,841,635
100.00
150
75
225
Total votes
1,909,215
–
Registered voters/turnout
3,178,593
60.06
Source: Publika, CESKO
Referencesedit
^Georgian Supreme Court Rejects Shevardnadze Poll Results The Guardian. 25 November 2003
^"Georgian parliamentary elections marred by confusion over voter lists". OSCE. 3 November 2003
^"Post-election interim report" 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, OSCE, 25 November 2003
April 13, 2024
2003, georgian, parliamentary, election, parliamentary, elections, were, held, georgia, november, 2003, alongside, constitutional, referendum, according, statistics, released, georgian, election, commission, elections, were, combination, parties, supporting, p. Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 2 November 2003 alongside a constitutional referendum According to statistics released by the Georgian Election Commission the elections were won by a combination of parties supporting President Eduard Shevardnadze 2003 Georgian parliamentary election 1999 2 November 2003 2004 All 225 seats in the Parliament113 seats needed for a majorityTurnout60 06 7 84 pp Party Leader Seats For a New Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze 22 10 57 74DAK Aslan Abashidze 19 54 39 19UNM Mikheil Saakashvili 18 74 42 NewSLP Shalva Natelashvili 12 48 23 21Burjanadze Democrats Nino Burjanadze 9 12 19 NewNew Rights David Gamkrelidze 7 62 16 NewMGS 6 40 4 11NMD 1 NewIndependents 21 4This lists parties that won seats See the complete results below Chairwoman of Parliament before Chairwoman of Parliament afterNino BurjanadzeBurjanadze Democrats Nino BurjanadzeBurjanadze DemocratsHowever the results were annulled by the Georgia Supreme Court after the Rose Revolution on 25 November 1 following allegations of widespread electoral fraud and large public protests which led to the resignation of Shevardnadze Fresh elections were held on 28 March 2004 Contents 1 Parties 2 Conduct 3 Results 4 ReferencesParties edit For a New Georgia was the electoral bloc that supported President Eduard Shevardnadze The Revival Party was an ally of Shevardnadze The National Movement NM was the party of opposition leader Mikhail Saakashvili Conduct editReports of violence voter intimidation and ballot box stuffing began coming in shortly after the polling stations opened The biggest problem however was the voter lists prepared by the Georgian government Mikhail Saakashvili was among tens of thousands who were denied the right to vote His name along with names of many thousands across the country was missing from the voter list prepared by the Georgian government Entire neighborhoods were mysteriously removed from the voter list in the areas where opposition was likely to do well Georgian analysts described the vote as the messiest and most chaotic election the country has ever had The government did everything to make this election chaotic I think there were also those in government who did not want this election to be orderly because they knew they would lose it said Ghia Nodia of the Caucasus Institute for Democracy and Development An international mission from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE declared that the election fell short of international standards These elections have regrettably been insufficient to enhance the credibility of either the electoral or the democratic process said Bruce George special co ordinator of the OSCE chairman in office Some 450 international observers from 43 countries monitored the polls in one of the largest and longest election observation missions in the OSCE s history 2 3 Supporting the allegations of electoral fraud were also exit polls conducted by an American company Global Strategy which showed that the opposition had won by a large margin with the National Movement coming first with 20 and the government block polling only 14 of the vote Results editPartyNationalConstituencyTotalseatsVotes SeatsVotes SeatsFor a New Georgia SMK 407 04522 10381957Democratic Union for Revival359 76919 5433639United National Movement345 19718 74321042Georgian Labour Party229 90012 4820323Burjanadze Democrats167 9089 1215419New Rights Party140 2597 6212416Industry Will Save Georgia117 7856 40044Jumber Patiashvili Unity34 5841 8800National Consent Iberian Shine Bloc15 7720 8600Unified Communist Party of Georgia8 0310 4400United Georgia2 9580 1600Industrialists Party2 6590 1400Peaceful Caucasus Bloc2 4030 1300National State Political Union of Georgia Mdzleveli 1 6270 0900Georgian Lawyers1 4790 0800Motherland1 2470 0700Women s Protection Union9020 0500All Georgian People s Alliance6800 0400Non Governmental Bloc Homeland5820 0300Party of People s Capitalism5060 0300Constitutional Rights Party3420 0200National Movement Democrats11Independents2121Vacant33Total1 841 635100 0015075225Total votes1 909 215 Registered voters turnout3 178 59360 06Source Publika CESKOReferences edit Georgian Supreme Court Rejects Shevardnadze Poll Results The Guardian 25 November 2003 Georgian parliamentary elections marred by confusion over voter lists OSCE 3 November 2003 Post election interim report Archived 2011 06 06 at the Wayback Machine OSCE 25 November 2003 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 Georgian parliamentary election amp oldid 1148542119, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,