January 2008 Presidential Elections
On November 24, 2007 on the 4th Extraordinary Congress of the New Rights Party David Gamkrelidze was nominated as a candidate for early Presidential elections to be held on January 5, 2008. His candidature officially supported by four political parties (New Rights Party, Industrialists, National Democrats and Christian Democrats). He advocates the establishment of a constitutional monarchy through a referendum (see also Monarchism in Georgia).
David Gamkrelidze has a wife, Marina Madichi and two children – Erekle and Nino.
He speaks Georgian, Russian and English.
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