The date appointment was supported by 80 deputies, with no one opposing. Four opposition parties refused to enter the parliament and are boycotting its sessions.
For the first time, the president will be elected for a five-year term not by popular vote, but with the help of an electoral college of 300 people. It includes 150 members of parliament, as well as representatives of the Supreme Councils of Adjara and Abkhazia in exile. 109 of its members will be nominated by parties from local government bodies according to quotas determined by the CEC.
To win in the first round, a candidate must receive at least two hundred votes. If a second round is needed, it will be held on the same day.
It is expected that 61 opposition deputies, who do not recognize the legitimacy of the current parliament, will not participate in the voting. Whether representatives of opposition parties at the local level will participate remains unknown. With the majority of the ruling party "Georgian Dream," the current president Salome Zurabishvili, whose trust level according to recent polls is almost 60%, has no chance of re-election.
The inauguration of the new president will take place on December 29 — for a term of five years. Salome Zurabishvili took this position in 2018 with the support of "Georgian Dream," but later fundamentally disagreed with them in views.