According to the Central Election Commission, mayoral candidates in 20 cities countrywide candidates have failed to meet the required threshold of 50% to be announced winners. It means that the runoff elections must be held in the said 20 cities, which are as follows:
Tbilisi
Rustavi
Batumi
Poti
Kutaisi
Telavi
Tianeti
Kareli
Khashuri
Tsageri
Baghdadi
Tskaltubo
Ozurgeti
Senaki
Martvili
Khobi
Zugdidi
Tsalenjikha
Chkorotsku
Khelvachauri
The second round of the local elections will be held in Georgia on 30 October.