2004 Georgian presidential election
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The 2004 Georgian presidential election was the first national vote held after the Rose Revolution, resulting in Mikheil Saakashvili’s landslide victory and marking a major shift in Georgia’s post-Soviet political landscape.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | presidential election ⓘ |
| candidate |
Mikheil Saakashvili
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temur Shashiashvili NERFINISHED ⓘ other minor candidates ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| date | 2004-01-04 ⓘ |
| electedPresident | Mikheil Saakashvili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | nationwide popular vote ⓘ |
| electoralType | presidential ⓘ |
| evaluatedAs | generally consistent with international standards ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2008 Georgian presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 2000 Georgian presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage |
domestic media
ⓘ
international media ⓘ |
| heldInCapitalCity | Tbilisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Nino Burjanadze (acting president) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEarlyElection | true ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Georgian ⓘ |
| location | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCandidate | Mikheil Saakashvili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
anti-corruption reforms
ⓘ
closer integration with Western institutions ⓘ state modernization ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international observers ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Georgia ⓘ |
| oversightBody | Central Election Commission of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Georgian elections ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
aftermath of the Rose Revolution
ⓘ
post-Soviet transition in Georgia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Rose Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorPresident | Eduard Shevardnadze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForElection | resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze ⓘ |
| relatedRevolution | Rose Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | landslide victory for Mikheil Saakashvili ⓘ |
| significance |
first national vote after the Rose Revolution
ⓘ
major shift in Georgia’s post-Soviet political landscape ⓘ marked consolidation of reformist, pro-Western leadership ⓘ |
| successorPresident | Mikheil Saakashvili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthForWinner | 5 years ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | Rose Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | approximately 83% ⓘ |
| voteShareOfMikheilSaakashvili |
approximately 96%
ⓘ
over 95% ⓘ |
| winner | Mikheil Saakashvili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningCandidate | Mikheil Saakashvili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | United National Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2004 ⓘ |
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