Electoral system for the president

Constitution (1995-08-24)

Article 70.1. The President of Georgia shall be elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a term of five years. The same person maybe elected the President only for two consecutive terms. [...]

4. A candidate shall be deemed to be elected if he/she has obtained more than half of the votes of participants.

5. If no candidate has received the required number of votes in the first round, a second round of elections shall be held in two weeks after an official announcement of the first round results.

6. Two candidates having the best results in the first round shall be put to the vote in the second round. The candidate who received more votes shall be deemed to be elected.

7. If only one candidate took part in the first round, who did not receive the necessary number of votes, or if no President was elected in the second round, new elections shall be held within two months from the date of elections.

Civil.ge: Key Points of Newly Adopted Constitution, from 27 Sep 2017; accessed 15 November 2018

Last presidential elections were held in 2018. After the 2018 elections the President will no longer be elected directly. The college of electors composed of 300 members, including MPs, local and regional government representatives will elect the future Presidents.