§ Article 169Summarising the results of Mayoral/Gamgebeli elections

Summarising the results of Mayoral/Gamgebeli elections

1. The results of Mayoral/Gamgebeli elections shall be verified and summarised by the respective DEC, and the results of the elections for Mayor of
Tbilisi shall be summarised by the respective DECs and verified by the CEC.

2. A candidate who receives more than 50% of votes cast shall be deemed to have been elected Mayor/Gamgebeli. The number of votes cast in the
elections shall not include the number of votes recorded on invalid ballot papers.

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Article 1691 - Second round of Mayoral/Gamgebeli elections and re-run elections

1. If a candidate fails to receive the necessary number of votes under Article 169 of this Law in the Mayoral/Gamgebeli elections, a second round of
elections shall be called. The two candidates with the highest number of votes in the first round shall participate in the second round. If more than two
candidates receive an equally high number of votes, or if several candidates following the top candidate receive an equal number of votes, all those
candidates shall take part in the second round.

2. The CEC shall call the second round of Mayoral/Gamgebeli elections within three days after the expiry of the deadline for appealing a summary
protocol of election results, provided the protocol is not appealed, but if the protocol is appealed, within three days after the court’s final decision enters
into force, taking into account the court decision. The second round of elections shall be held not later than the 14th day after the CEC issues a decree
on calling the second round.

3. The candidate who received the highest number of votes shall be deemed elected in the second round of the elections. If the candidates receive an
equal number of votes, the candidate who received more votes in the first round shall be deemed elected. If the number of those votes is equal as well,
the candidate who was registered earlier shall be deemed the winner.

4. If the registration of one or both of the candidates proceeding to the second round of elections is cancelled or if a candidate dies, re-run elections shall
be held two months from the cancellation/death. The CEC shall fix the date of elections within three days after the above fact occurs.

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Article 1692 - Mayoral/Gamgebeli Extraordinary elections

1. If a Mayor’s/Gamgebeli’s term of office terminates prematurely, the President of Georgia shall call extraordinary elections, with the Prime Minister’s
countersignature, not earlier than the 8th, but not later than the 10th day after the early termination of the Mayor’s/Gamgebeli’s term of office. The
elections shall be held not later than the 50th day after elections are called. The CEC shall set the time frames for election events by decree not later
than the 49th day before Election Day.

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2. If at the moment of an early termination of a Mayor’s/Gamgebeli’s term of office, less than one year remains before the general elections for local self-
government bodies, no extraordinary Mayoral/Gamgebeli elections shall be held.

3. In extraordinary elections, a Mayor/Gamgebeli shall be elected for the remaining term of office of the Sakrebulo of the respective municipality.

4. To participate in extraordinary elections, a party/an electoral bloc referred to in Article 142(1)(a) of this Law, as well as a party registered for the last
local self-government elections, shall apply to the CEC not later than the 47th day before Election Day. A party which fails to meet this condition shall
apply to the CEC within the same time frame. Upon receipt of the application, the CEC shall give such party a sample form of supporters list to collect
supporters’ signatures.

5. A party whose registration under the fourth paragraph of this article requires the presentation of a party supporters list, shall present to the CEC the
list of voters supporting the party’s participation in the Mayoral/Gamgebeli elections not later than the 40 th day before Election Day.

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