| Rustavi City Assembly | |
| Native Name: | რუსთავის საკრებულო |
| Coa Pic: | Coat of Arms of Rustavi.svg |
| Coa Res: | 110px |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Leader1 Type: | Chairperson |
| Leader1: | Nodar Sherozia (For Georgia)[1] |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy Chairmen |
| Leader2: | Alexander Beridze (UNM) Tinatin Lotsolashvili (UNM) Zaza Jaiani (For Georgia)[2] |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Chairman |
| Members: | 35 |
| Structure1: | File:Rustavi City Assembly in 2021.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | Majority (19) Minority (16) |
| Session Room: | Rustavi 2018.jpg |
| Session Res: | 250px |
| Website: | https://www.rustavi.gov.ge/ |
Rustavi Municipal Assembly (Georgian: რუსთავის საკრებულო) is a representative body in the city of Rustavi, Georgia. currently consisting of 35 members; of these, 28 are proportional representatives and 7 are elected through single-member districts, representing their constituencies. It was established in the early 1990s, after Georgia's independence. The council is assembled into session regularly, to consider subject matters such as code changes, utilities, taxes, city budget, oversight of city government and more. Rustavi sakrebulo is elected every four years. Currently, the city council has 5 committees. The last election was held in October 2021.[3]
In accordance with the Code of Local Self-Government of the Organic Law of Georgia, the Sakrebulo exercises its powers to define the administrative-territorial organization of the municipality and its identity, organizational activities, determination of the personnel policy of the municipality, regulation and control of the activities of executive bodies; In the fields of municipal property management, social, amenities and household utilities, land use and natural resources use, municipal territory planning, transport and road economy, accounting, support for innovative development and informatization.[4]
The authority of the Sakrebulo in the field of administrative-territorial organization of the municipality and defining its identity includes:
The members of the Sakrebulo are selected through a mixed electoral system. Of the 35 seats, 7 are filled through direct elections in local districts of the city. The remaining 28 members are chosen by political parties and are apportioned according to their support citywide. October 2021 counsel had 16 members from the Georgian Dream, 16 from the United National Movement and 3 from For Georgia.[5]
Rustavi was one of only seven municipalities where the ruling GD party failed to secure a majority in the city council.[6] The opposition party UNM became the largest party in Rustavi, but was two seat short of an absolute majority. After several attempts, the opposition parties UNM and For Georgia agreed to a chairman of the Sakrebulo.
| Party | Seats (25) | Municipal Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Georgian Dream | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alliance of Patriots | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The most recent city council election was held on October 2, 2021, and the results were as follows:
| Party | Party list | Constituency | Total seats | +/– | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| United National Movement | 19,231 | 38.35 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 13 | |||
| Georgian Dream | 18,171 | 36.23 | 12 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| For Georgia | 3,732 | 7.44 | 3 | 3 | New | ||||
| Girchi - More Freedom | 1,301 | 2.59 | New | ||||||
| Lelo | 1,142 | 2.28 | New | ||||||
| Alliance of Patriots | 1,110 | 2.21 | 1 | ||||||
| Labour Party | 936 | 1.87 | 1 | ||||||
| New Political Center - Girchi | 881 | 1.76 | New | ||||||
| For the People | 805 | 1.61 | New | ||||||
| Strategy Aghmashenebeli | 697 | 1.39 | |||||||
| Citizens | 651 | 1.29 | New | ||||||
| European Georgia | 521 | 1.04 | 2 | ||||||
| Other parties | 1,044 | 2.00 | |||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total | 52,205 | 100 | 28 | 7 | 35 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 106,895 | 48.83 | |||||||
| align=left colspan=10 | Source: CEC | ||||||||
! colspan=2| Party! Votes! %! Seats|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Georgian Dream| 18,004| 47.89| 18|-| bgcolor= #e4012e| | align=left| United National Movement | 7,956| 21.16| 3|-| bgcolor= #003876| | align=left| European Georgia| 4,668| 12.42| 2|-| bgcolor= #e7b031| | align=left| Alliance of Patriots| 2,783| 7.40| 1|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Labour Party| 1,896| 5.04| 1|-| colspan=5 bgcolor=lightgrey| |-| bgcolor= #004a99| | align=left| Democratic Movement| 739| 1.97| 0|-| bgcolor= #ff0000| | align=left| Strategy Aghmashenebeli| 549| 1.46| 0|-|style="background:#F6741E" || align=left| Republican Party| 252| 0.67| align=right| 0|-! colspan=1| Total!! ! 100.0! 25 |-| colspan=5| Source: https://archiveresults.cec.gov.ge/results/20171021/proporciuli.html|}
| Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgian Dream | 14,656 | 40.74 | 17 | ||
| National Movement | 9,935 | 27.61 | 4 | ||
| bgcolor= #0247FE" | Our Georgia | 2,731 | 7.59 | 1 | |
| United Opposition | 2,592 | 7.20 | 1 | ||
| bgcolor= | Labour Party | 1,966 | 5.46 | 1 | |
| Alliance of Patriots | 1,812 | 5.03 | 1 | ||
| Total | 100.0 | 25 | |||
| Source: https://cesko.ge/res/old/other/28/28809.pdf | |||||
| Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Movement | 26,138 | 62.04 | |||
| Christian-Democratic Movement | 6,868 | 16.30 | |||
| Alliance for Georgia | 3,103 | 7.37 | |||
| United National Council | 2,293 | 5.44 | |||
| Industry Will Save Georgia | 1073 | 2.55 | |||
| National Democratic Party | 825 | 1.96 | |||
| Total | 100.0 | ||||
| Source: https://archiveresults.cec.gov.ge/results/2010/index.html | |||||
| Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Movement | 72.90 | 13 | |||
| Labour Party | 12.97 | 1 | |||
| Industry Will Save Georgia | 9.75 | 1 | |||
| The Way of Georgia | 4.31 | ||||
| against all | 1.43 | ||||
| Total | 100.0 | 15 | |||
| Source: https://isfed.ge/geo/1995-2008-tslebi/adgilobrivi-tvitmmartvelobis-archevnebi-sakartvelo-2006 | |||||