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.[6]

Rustavi City Assembly

რუსთავის საკრებულო
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairperson
Nodar Sherozia (For Georgia)[1]
Deputy Chairmen
Alexander Beridze (UNM)
Tinatin Lotsolashvili (UNM)
Zaza Jaiani (For Georgia)[2]
Structure
Seats35
Political groups
Majority (19)
  •   United National Movement (11)
  •   For Georgia (3)
  •   Lelo (2)[a]
  •   Independent (3)[b]

Minority (16)

Elections
Mixed-member proportional representation
Last election
October 2, 2021
Next election
October, 2025
Meeting place
Rustavi City Hall
Rustavi
Website
https://www.rustavi.gov.ge/

Powers

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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.[7]

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 the numbering of buildings in the settlements
  • Deciding 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[7]

Composition

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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.[8]

Rustavi was one of only seven municipalities where the ruling GD party failed to secure a majority in the city council.[9] 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.

City Assembly 2017-2021

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Party Seats (25) Municipal Assembly
  Georgian Dream 16                              
  United National Movement 3                                
  European Georgia 2                                
  Alliance of Patriots 1                                
  Labour Party 1                                
  For Georgia 1[c]                                
  People's Party 1[d]                                

Election results

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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
Source: CEC


Previous election results

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2017
Party Votes % Seats
Georgian Dream 18,004 47.89 18
United National Movement 7,956 21.16 3
European Georgia 4,668 12.42 2
Alliance of Patriots 2,783 7.40 1
Labour Party 1,896 5.04 1
Democratic Movement 739 1.97 0
Strategy Aghmashenebeli 549 1.46 0
Republican Party 252 0.67 0
Total 100.0 25
Source: [1]
2014
Party Votes % Seats
Georgian Dream 14,656 40.74 17
National Movement 9,935 27.61 4
Our Georgia 2,731 7.59 1
United Opposition 2,592 7.20 1
Labour Party 1,966 5.46 1
Alliance of Patriots 1,812 5.03 1
Total 100.0 25
Source: [2] Archived 2017-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
2010
Party Votes % Seats
National Movement 26,138 62.04
Christian-Democratic Movement 6,868 16.30
Alliance for Georgia [e] 3,103 7.37
United National Council [f] 2,293 5.44
Industry Will Save Georgia 1073 2.55
National Democratic Party 825 1.96
Total 100.0
Source: [3]
2006
Party 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: [4]

See also

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Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ Davit Suladze and Nino Suladze - left UNM and joined Lelo.[3][4]
  2. ^ Aleksandre Beridze, Vazha Morgoshia and Zurab Beradze - split from UNM.[5]
  3. ^ Split from GD.[10]
  4. ^ Levan Oniani - left GD and joined People's Party.[11]
  5. ^ Republican Party; Free Democrats; The Way of Georgia; New Rights.
  6. ^ Conservative Party of Georgia; Movement for Fair Georgia; People's Party.

References

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  1. ^ "რუსთავის საკრებულოს თავმჯდომარე გახარიას გუნდის წევრი გახდა". radiotavisupleba.ge.
  2. ^ "Ქალაქ რუსთავის მუნიციპალიტეტი".
  3. ^ "რუსთავის საკრებულოს ფრაქცია "ნაციონალური მოძრაობის" წევრი "ლელოში" გადავიდა". radiotavisupleba.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  4. ^ "რუსთავის საკრებულოში ფრაქცია "ნაციონალური მოძრაობა" რამდენიმე წევრმა დატოვა". radiotavisupleba.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  5. ^ "რუსთავის საკრებულოში ფრაქცია "ნაციონალური მოძრაობა" რამდენიმე წევრმა დატოვა". radiotavisupleba.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  6. ^ "Გადადის "ქართული ოცნება" თვითმმართველ ქალაქებში ოპოზიციაში? - გაეცანი შედეგებს".
  7. ^ a b "ქალაქ რუსთავის მუნიციპალიტეტის საკრებულოს რეგლამენტის დამტკიცების შესახებ". სსიპ ”საქართველოს საკანონმდებლო მაცნე”.
  8. ^ "შედეგები 2021" (PDF). შედეგების არქივი (in Georgian). 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2022-03-10.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "GD Falls Short of Securing Majorities in 7 Sakrebulos". Civil.ge. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  10. ^ "რუსთავის საკრებულოს "ქართული ოცნების" თავმჯდომარის მოადგილე გახარიას პარტიას შეუერთდა" (in Georgian). 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  11. ^ "რუსთავის საკრებულოს თავმჯდომარემ "ქართული ოცნება" დატოვა და გოგაშვილის პარტიას შეუერთდა". radiotavisupleba.ge (in Georgian). 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2024-06-25.