General elections were held in
Georgia
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on 11 October 1992, in which voters elected both the
Parliament
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and the Chairman of Parliament, who also acted as Head of State as the President,
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Zviad Konstantines dze Gamsakhurdia ( ka, ზვიად კონსტანტინეს ძე გამსახურდია; ; 31 March 1939 – 31 December 1993) was a Georgian politician, human rights activist, dissident, profes ...
, was in exile after being ousted in a coup in January. Independent candidate
Eduard Shevardnadze
Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze ( ka, ედუარდ ამბროსის ძე შევარდნაძე; 25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014) was a Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat who governed Georgia (country), Georgi ...
was the only candidate in the election for Head of State, whilst the Peace Bloc won the most seats in Parliament. Voter turnout was 74.2%.
The election took place during the
War in Abkhazia War in Abkhazia may refer to:
*War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)
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.
It coincided with the heightened tensions following the
capture of Gagra by the Abkhaz separatists and their
North Caucasian Muslim allies, which resulted in a massacre of the local Georgian population.
Gagra
Gagra ( ka, გაგრა; Russian language, Russian and ) is a town in Abkhazia/Georgia (country), Georgia, sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. Its subtropical climate made Ga ...
and
Gudauta districts had been occupied by the Abkhaz separatists and did not vote, although the elections did take place in the rest of Abkhazia's districts, which were controlled by the government of Georgia:
Sukhumi
Sukhumi or Sokhumi is a city in a wide bay on the Black Sea's eastern coast. It is both the Capital city, capital and largest city of Abkhazia, a partially recognised state that most countries consider a part of Georgia (country), Georgia. The ...
,
Ochamchire
Ochamchire or Ochamchira ( ka, ოჩამჩირე, ; , ''Ochamchyra''; , ''Ochamchira'') is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast of Abkhazia, Georgia, and a center of an eponymous district.
According to the 1989 Soviet population census ...
,
Gulripshi
Gulripshi ( ka, გულრიფში, ; , ''Gwylryphsh''; , ''Gulrypsh'') is an urban settlement in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. It is located 12 km from Sokhumi, and is the capital of Gulripshi District.
Nikolay Smetskoy buil ...
and
Gali districts. Another separatist region,
South Ossetia
South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia or the State of Alania, is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus with International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, partial diplomatic recognition. It has an offici ...
, also did not participate in the election.
It was first election since the
1991–1992 Georgian coup d'état
The 1991–1992 Georgian coup d'état, also known as the Tbilisi War, or the Putsch of 1991–1992, was an internal military conflict that took place in the newly independent Republic of Georgia (1990–1992), Republic of Georgia following the fa ...
. Violently deposed first President of Georgia
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Zviad Konstantines dze Gamsakhurdia ( ka, ზვიად კონსტანტინეს ძე გამსახურდია; ; 31 March 1939 – 31 December 1993) was a Georgian politician, human rights activist, dissident, profes ...
and his allies described the elections as unconstitutional and boycotted it.
Results
Head of State
Parliament
References
{{Georgian elections
General
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Presidential elections in Georgia (country)
Parliamentary elections in Georgia (country)
Georgia
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Single-candidate elections
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