The ruling Georgian Dream party has officially unveiled its candidates for mayoral positions across Georgia’s regions ahead of the upcoming local self-government elections, scheduled for October 4, 2025, as per a presidential decree issued on August 5.

The full list of regional candidates was presented by Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Georgian Dream party.

Key Candidates:

• Tbilisi: Kakha Kaladze (incumbent) was formally nominated on July 31.

• Batumi: Giorgi Tsintsadze

• Kutaisi: Davit Eremeishvili

• Rustavi: Nino Latsabidze

• Poti: Beka Vacharadze

• Zugdidi: Dato Kodua

Other Regional Mayoral Candidates:

Kakheti Region

• Akhmeta – Alexi Pitskhelauri

• Gurjaani – Giorgi Machavariani

• Dedoplistskaro – Nikoloz Janiashvili

• Lagodekhi – Jondo Mdivnishvili

• Sighnaghi – Malkhaz Begiashvili

• Kvareli – Ilia Mzekalashvili

• Sagarejo – Vakhtang Kakutashvili

• Telavi – Vazha Maghradze

Kvemo Kartli

• Rustavi – Nino Latsabidze

• Gardabani – Davit Kargareteli

• Dmanisi – Koba Muradashvili

• Tsalka – Ilia Sabadze

• Marneuli – Dauri Ismailovi

• Tetritskaro – Mikheil Aptsiauri

• Bolnisi – Zamuri Chitanava

Mtskheta-Mtianeti

• Mtskheta – Gogi Abuashvili

• Dusheti – Kakhaber Chitauri

• Kazbegi – Koba Geladze

Shida Kartli

• Gori – Konstantine Buzaladze

• Kareli – Zaza Guliashvili

• Kaspi – Vakhtang Maisuradze

• Khashuri – Paata Chaduneli

Samtskhe-Javakheti

• Adigeni – Gocha Kimadze

• Aspindza – Rostom Magrakvelidze

• Akhalkalaki – Melkon Makariani

• Ninotsminda – Anivard Mosoyan

• Akhaltsikhe – Varlam Tsiklauri

• Borjomi – Mamuka Gelashvili

Imereti

• Kutaisi – Davit Eremeishvili

• Sachkhere – Levan Ivanashvili

• Chiatura – Givi Modebadze

• Kharagauli – Koba Lursmanashvili

• Terjola – Manuchar Robakidze

• Vani – Aleksandre Gogorishvili

• Samtredia – Davit Bakhtadze

• Khoni – Lado Jurkhadze

• Tskaltubo – Genadi Balanchivadze

• Bagdati – Nodar Giorgidze

• Zestaponi – Vakhtang Gambashidze

• Tkibuli – Davit Kublashvili

Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti

• Tsageri – Chabuki Chabukiani

• Lentekhi – Giorgi Gazdeliani

• Ambrolauri – Zaza Kevanishvili

• Oni – Davit Lobzhanidze

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

• Poti – Beka Vacharadze

• Khobi – Davit Bukia

• Senaki – Vakhtang Gadelia

• Abasha – Giga Gabelaia

• Mestia – Kapiton Zhorzholiani

• Zugdidi – Dato Kodua

• Chkhorotsku – Jumber Izoria

• Martvili – Giorgi Nachkebia

• Tsalenjikha – Guba Sajaia

Guria

• Lanchkhuti – Aleksandre Sarishvili

• Ozurgeti – Paata Kunchulia

• Chokhatauri – Mindia Zhgeria

Adjara

• Kobuleti – Irakli Tsetskhladze

• Khelvachauri – Zaza Diasamidze

• Shuakhevi – Omar Takidze

• Keda – Mamuka Turmanidze

• Khulo – Vakhtang Beridze

• Batumi – Giorgi Tsintsadze

In addition, on August 7, Kakha Kaladze presented the party’s candidates for single-mandate seats in the Tbilisi City Assembly (Sakrebulo).

The 2025 local elections are expected to be a critical test of Georgian Dream’s political standing as the country moves closer to key decisions about its European integration path.