In the 2025 local self-government elections, Batumi has five mayoral candidates: Tamar Mikeladze [Homeland, Language, Faith]; Zviad Kvirikadze [Our United Georgia]; Gocha Gugunava [For Georgia – Gakharia]; Giorgi Tsintsadze [Georgian Dream]; and Kakha Tsiskaridze [Independent Candidate]. Although less than four weeks remain before the elections, pre-election campaigning in Batumi, as across the entire country, is …
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