The elections of municipal bodies in Georgia were held on 4 October 2025 amid a boycott by a significant portion of the major opposition political parties.

Georgian EPDE member ISFED (International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy) analysed the distribution of official election campaign revenues and expenditures for the 2025 municipal elections. The analysis is based on final financial reports submitted to the Anti-Corruption Bureau by political parties participating in the elections and covers the period from 5 August to 15 October 2025.

• During the official election campaign period, the seven political parties collectively received GEL 16,473,270 in accrued revenue, of which 57% (GEL 9,380,507) was attributable to a single party – Georgian Dream. Among other parties, only Lelo demonstrated a competitive level of income, receiving GEL 6,578,052.
• Approximately 80% (GEL 1,525,066) of the funds allocated to political parties through state budget financing accrued to Georgian Dream, while the remaining 20% (GEL 391,028) was distributed between only two political associations – the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia and Girchi – further exacerbating financial inequality.
• Georgian Dream demonstrated a markedly dominant presence in outdoor advertising, spending GEL 3,660,596 during the official campaign period – more than 80% of total outdoor advertising expenditures by all political parties.
• Georgian Dream, which enjoyed a dominant advantage in free airtime, incurred no expenses for paid television advertising. In contrast, Lelo, which lost access to free airtime under legislative amendments introduced by Georgian Dream in 2021, allocated the majority of its advertising budget – 58% – to television advertising.