title: 2000 Georgian presidential election
text: # 2000 Georgian presidential election
  
  Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 9 April 2000. The result was a victory for Eduard Shevardnadze of the Union of Citizens of Georgia, who received 82% of the vote, with a 76% turnout.
  
  ## Conduct
  
  The OSCE election observation mission concluded that while "fundamental freedoms were generally respected during the election campaign and candidates were able to express their views [...] further progress is necessary for Georgia to fully meet its commitments as a participating State of the OSCE." The OSCE report also highlighted that only two candidates, Shevardnadze and Patiashvili had "campaigned actively".
  
  ## Results
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Eduard Shevardnadze | Union of Citizens of Georgia | 1,870,311 | 82.00 |
  | | Jumber Patiashvili | Independent | 390,486 | 17.12 |
  | | Kartlos Gharibashvili | Independent | 7,863 | 0.34 |
  | | Avtandil Jogildze | National State Union of Georgia–Victorious Georgia | 5,942 | 0.26 |
  | | Vazha Zhghenti | Progressive Party of Georgia | 3,363 | 0.15 |
  | | Tengiz Asanidze | Independent | 2,793 | 0.12 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 2,280,758 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,280,758 | 97.34 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 62,418 | 2.66 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,343,176 | 100.00 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,088,925 | 75.86 |
  | Source: Nohlen et al. |||||
  