Tbilisi City Assembly

The Tbilisi Sakrebulo (Georgian: თბილისის საკრებულო, romanized: tbilisis sak'rebulo) is a representative body in the city government of Tbilisi, Georgia. It is also known in English as the Tbilisi City Council or Tbilisi Assembly. Sakrebulos were established as the legislative branch of local government not only in Tbilisi, but throughout Georgia, by reforms instituted in 1991 as the country declared independence from the Soviet Union.[1]

Tbilisi City Assembly

თბილისის საკრებულო
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairperson
Giorgi Tkemaladze
Structure
Seats50
Political groups
Majority (29)
  •   Georgian Dream (29)

Minority (21)

Elections
Mixed-member proportional representation
Last election
October 2, 2021
Next election
2025
Meeting place
Tbilisi Assembly Building
Tbilisi
Website
http://tbsakrebulo.gov.ge/?lng=eng
Assembly building in the 19th century.

Composition edit

The members of the Sakrebulo are selected through a mixed electoral system. Of the 50 seats, 40 are filled through direct elections in local districts of the city. The remaining 10 members are chosen by political parties and are apportioned according to their support citywide. From 2021 assembly has 29 members from the ruling Georgian Dream, 13 from the United National Movement, 4 from For Georgia, 2 from Lelo, 1 from Girchi - More Freedom and 1 from For the People.[2]

Main Hall, 19th century

Powers edit

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.[3]

The authority of the Sakrebulo in the field of administrative-territorial organization of the municipality and defining its identity includes:

  • Creation and abolition of administrative units in the municipality, change of their borders
  • Establishment of local self-government symbols - coat of arms, flag and other symbols and make changes in them
  • establish the rules for the introduction of honorary titles and awards of the self-governing unit and their award
  • names of geographical objects, Establishing the rule of numbering of buildings in the settlements
  • Making a decision on creating, joining or leaving a non-profit (non-commercial) legal entity together with other self-governing units.
  • approval of the socio-economic development strategy of the self-governing unit
  • approval of measures and programs to be taken to attract investments and support innovative development in the territory of the municipality[3]

Election results edit

The most recent city council election was held on October 2, 2021, and the results were as follows:

PartyLead candidateVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Georgian DreamLevan Zhorzholiani193 48640.39 12.7529 10
National MovementSopio Japaridze133 92627.96 10.3013 8
For GeorgiaLevan Dolidze42 5968.89New4New
LeloBadri Japaridze17 3733.63New2New
Girchi - More FreedomTengiz Kirtadze15 7993.29New1New
For the PeopleAleksandre Ratishvili12 3372.58New1New
CitizensFatman Barjadze11 7432.45New0New
DroaElene Khoshtaria10 2622.14New0New
Alliance of PatriotsGocha Tevdoradze7 9151.65 3.970 2
New Political Center - GirchiHerman Szabo7 6951.61New0New
Labour PartyLasha Chkhartishvili6 2931.31 2.590
European GeorgiaGiorgi Noniashvili5 5751.16 8.020 3
Strategy AghmashenebeliSergo Chikhladze4 8171.01 2.430
Other9 1331.91
Total50±
Electorate/voter turnout
Source: [1]

Previous election results edit

2017
PartyVotes%Seats
Georgian Dream205,99453.1539
National Movement68,43217.665
European Georgia35,5869.183
Alliance of Patriots21,7755.622
Labour Party15,1123.900
Strategy Aghmashenebeli13,3503.440
Democratic Movement12,3213.180
Republican Party6,2291.610
Total411,847100.050
Source: [2] [3]
2014
PartyVotes%Seats
Georgian Dream151,26946.0127
National Movement85,85826.117
United Oppositionc34 02610.353
Alliance of Patriots20,8906.352
Independent1
Total343,582100.040
Source: [4]
2010
PartyVotes%Seats
National Movement234,15052.539
Alliance for Georgiaa80,16617.975
Christian-Democratic Movement53,74812.053
United National Councilb36,8508.262
Industry Will Save Georgia27,7916.231
Source: [5]
2006
PartySeats (37)Assembly
 National Movement34                                 
 Labour Party1                                  
 RPG-CPG bloc1                                  
 IWSG1                                  
2002
PartyVotes%Seats
Labour Party71,14525.515
National Movement66,25623.7514
New Rights31,69511.367
Christian Conservative Party20,2847.274
Industry Will Save Georgia19,8987.134
Revival - XXI bloc17,6826.343
Unity11,5164.132

Notes edit

a.^ A coalition of Free Democrats, Republican Party, New Rights and Georgia's Way.
b.^ A coalition of Conservative Party, Movement for a Fair Georgia and People's Party.
c.^ A coalition of Democratic Movement, Christian-Democratic Movement and Georgian Troupe.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Losaberidze, Joseph (June 1998). "The problem of nationalism in Georgia" (PDF). NATO Office of Information and Press. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
  2. ^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2021" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  3. ^ a b "ქალაქ თბილისის მუნიციპალიტეტის საკრებულოს რეგლამენტის დამტკიცების შესახებ".

External links edit