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.

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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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Rose Revolution afterEvent 2004 Georgian presidential election