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
Temur Shashiashvili
other minor candidates
continent Asia
Europe
country Georgia
date 2004-01-04
electedPresident Mikheil Saakashvili
electoralSystem nationwide popular vote
electoralType presidential
evaluatedAs generally consistent with international standards
followedBy 2008 Georgian presidential election
follows 2000 Georgian presidential election
hasMediaCoverage domestic media
international media
heldInCapitalCity Tbilisi
incumbentBeforeElection Nino Burjanadze (acting president)
linked to: Nino Burjanadze
isEarlyElection true
languageOfOfficialName Georgian
location Georgia
mainCandidate Mikheil Saakashvili
mainIssue anti-corruption reforms
closer integration with Western institutions
state modernization
monitoredBy Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
international observers
officeContested President of Georgia
oversightBody Central Election Commission of Georgia
partOf Georgian elections
politicalContext aftermath of the Rose Revolution
post-Soviet transition in Georgia
precededBy Rose Revolution
predecessorPresident Eduard Shevardnadze
reasonForElection resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze
relatedRevolution Rose Revolution
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
termLengthForWinner 5 years
triggeredBy Rose Revolution
voterTurnout approximately 83%
voteShareOfMikheilSaakashvili approximately 96%
over 95%
winner Mikheil Saakashvili
winningCandidate Mikheil Saakashvili
winningParty United National Movement
year 2004

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Rose Revolution afterEvent 2004 Georgian presidential election