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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2004 Georgian presidential election canonical 1

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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ