Okruashvili won't run for mayor of GoriGeorgy Kalatozishvili, Tbilisi, exclusively for "Vestnik Kavkaza"The former head of the Defense Ministry, Interior Ministry and Prosecutor General, Irakli Okruashvili, will not run for the mayor's seat of Gori. Today the Central Electoral Commission of Georgia cancelled his registration as a candidate in the elections.Okruashvili's application was cancelled due to the fact that he has been away from Georgia for the past two years, which runs against the requirements for candidates in the elections. He has appealed the decision of the CEC.The situation around the elections might make Okruashvili a more popular politician in Georgia and give him more chances to participate in the political life of the country.
Georgy Kalatozishvili, Tbilisi, exclusively for "Vestnik Kavkaza"
The former head of the Defense Ministry, Interior Ministry and Prosecutor General, Irakli Okruashvili, will not run for the mayor's seat of Gori. Today the Central Electoral Commission of Georgia cancelled his registration as a candidate in the elections.
Okruashvili's application was cancelled due to the fact that he has been away from Georgia for the past two years, which runs against the requirements for candidates in the elections. He has appealed the decision of the CEC.
The situation around the elections might make Okruashvili a more popular politician in Georgia and give him more chances to participate in the political life of the country.
