A presidential election was held in Georgia on January 5, 2008, having been brought forward by President Mikheil Saakashvili after the 2007 Georgian demonstrations from the original date in autumn 2008. A referendum on when to hold the legislative election was held at the same date. On November 26, 2007, the President's office announced that Georgia will simultaneously hold another referendum on NATO membership on January 5, 2008. Saakashvili was declared a winner with 53.4% of the votes amid the accusation of electoral fraud by the Georgian opposition. International observers welcomed the elections as "the first genuinely competitive presidential election" in the history of Georgia, and said, albeit irregularities were observed, the polls generally met the democratic standards.

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