2008 Georgian presidential election

2008 Georgian presidential election
Registered	3,527,964 ( 58.06%)
Turnout	56.19% ( 31.78pp)
	Results by municipality; Saakashvili: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80%+; Gachechiladze: 30–40% 40–50%; Natelashvili: 40–50%
President before election; Mikheil Saakashvili; UNM	Elected President ; Mikheil Saakashvili; UNM

Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 5 January 2008,^[1] moved forward from autumn 2008 by President Mikheil Saakashvili after the 2007 demonstrations.^[2]

A double referendum on when to hold the legislative elections and on NATO membership was held on the same date.^[3]

Saakashvili was declared the winner with 53.7% of the votes, despite accusations of electoral fraud from the Georgian opposition.^[4] International observers welcomed the elections as "the first genuinely competitive presidential election" in the history of Georgia,^[5] and said, despite observed irregularities, the elections generally met the democratic standards.^[6]

^ Georgia to hold presidential election on Jan 5, 2008 Archived 2007-12-24 at the Wayback Machine Itar-Tass. November 8, 2007.
^ Georgia to hold early elections. BBC News. November 8, 2007.
^ Georgia to Hold Plebiscite on NATO Membership. Civil Georgia. 2007-11-26.
^ "Saakashvili officially declared winner in Georgian presidential election". Interfax. 2008-01-13. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
^ "Georgia: On the Right Track". The New York Times. April 10, 2009. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
^ Tom Parfitt (7 January 2008). "Opposition claims Georgia president rigged election victory". Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

[1] Georgia to hold presidential election on Jan 5, 2008 Archived 2007-12-24 at the Wayback Machine Itar-Tass. November 8, 2007.

[2] Georgia to hold early elections. BBC News. November 8, 2007.

[3] Georgia to Hold Plebiscite on NATO Membership. Civil Georgia. 2007-11-26.

[4] "Saakashvili officially declared winner in Georgian presidential election". Interfax. 2008-01-13. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved 2008-01-13.

[5] "Georgia: On the Right Track". The New York Times. April 10, 2009. Retrieved 2018-01-05.

[6] Tom Parfitt (7 January 2008). "Opposition claims Georgia president rigged election victory". Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

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2008 Georgian presidential election

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