1992 Georgian general election explained

Country:	Georgia
Flag Year:	1990
Election Date:	11 October 1992
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Head of State election Previous Election: 1991 Georgian presidential election Previous Year: 1991 Next Election: 1995 Georgian presidential election Next Year: 1995 Type: presidential Turnout: 74.17% (8.42pp) Image1: Eduard Shevardnadze in 1987.jpg Party1: Independent politician Popular Vote1: 2,472,345 Percentage1: 97.92% Head of State Before Election: State Council as interim government After Election: Eduard Shevardnadze After Party: Independent politician Module: Embed: yes Election Name: Parliamentary election Previous Election: 1990 Next Election: 1995 Seats For Election: All 225 seats in Parliament Majority Seats: 113 Turnout: 67.72% (1.87pp) First Election: yes Leader1: Vakhtang Goguadze Party1: Peace Bloc Color1: 0000FE Percentage1: 22.96 Seats1: 35 Leader2: Nodar Natadze Party2: 11 October Bloc Percentage2: 12.06 Seats2: 19 Leader3: Giorgi Chanturia Party3: National Democratic Party (Georgia) Percentage3: 9.21 Seats3: 14 Leader4: Mark Rivkin Party4: Unity Bloc Color4: BE9F25 Percentage4: 8.30 Seats4: 15 Party5: Democratic Percentage5: 7.04 Seats5: 10 Leader6: Akaki Asatiani Party6: Union of Georgian Traditionalists Percentage6: 5.56 Seats6: 6 Leader7: Giorgi Baramidze Party7: Greens Party of Georgia Percentage7: 4.91 Seats7: 11 Leader8: Tedo Paatashvili Party8: Charta 91 Color8: 606060 Percentage8: 4.83 Seats8: 10 Party9: Chavchavadze Society Percentage9: 3.01 Seats9: 7 Leader10: Vazha Adamia Party10: Kostava Society Percentage10: 2.84 Seats10: 10 Leader11: Irakli Tsereteli Party11: National Independence Party of Georgia Percentage11: 2.70 Seats11: 4 Leader12: Shalva Berianidze Party12: SPGW Color12: CC0000 Percentage12: 2.36 Seats12: 4 Leader13: Chabua Amirejibi Party13: UNCRG Color13: 580404 Percentage13: 2.16 Seats13: 5 Percentage14: 1.04 Seats14: 2 Percentage15: 1.02 Seats15: 2 Percentage16: 0.96 Seats16: 2 Percentage17: 0.86 Seats17: 2 Percentage18: 0.86 Seats18: 1 Percentage19: 0.85 Seats19: 2 Percentage20: 0.83 Seats20: 1 Percentage21: 0.70 Seats21: 1 Percentage22: 0.69 Seats22: 1 Percentage23: 0.69 Seats23: 1 Percentage24: 0.47 Seats24: 1 Leader25: – Party25: Independents Seats25: 60 Percentage25: – Prime Minister Before Election: Tengiz Sigua After Election: Tengiz Sigua Before Party: Independent politician After Party: Independent politician

General elections were held in Georgia on 11 October 1992, in which voters elected both the Parliament and the Chairman of Parliament,^[1] who also acted as Head of State as the President, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, was in exile after being ousted in a coup in January. Independent candidate Eduard Shevardnadze was the only candidate in the election for Head of State, whilst the Peace Bloc won the most seats in Parliament. Voter turnout was 74.2%.

The election took place during the War in Abkhazia.^[2] It coincided with the heightened tensions following the capture of Gagra by the Abkhaz separatists and their North Caucasian Muslim allies, which resulted in a massacre of the local Georgian population. Gagra and Gudauta districts had been occupied by the Abkhaz separatists and did not vote, although the elections did take place in the rest of Abkhazia's districts, which were controlled by the government of Georgia: Sukhumi, Ochamchire, Gulripshi and Gali districts. Another separatist region, South Ossetia, also did not participate in the election.

It was first election since the 1991–1992 Georgian coup d'état. Violently deposed first President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia and his allies described the elections as unconstitutional and boycotted it.

Results

Parliament

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen]
2. News: Georgians vote in shadow of war. Tampa Bay Times. 11 October 1992. 4 February 2024.