Free Democrats (Georgia)
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Free Democrats (Georgian: თავისუფალი დემოკრატები, romanized: tavisupali demok'rat'ebi), previously known as Our Georgia – Free Democrats, is a political party in Georgia founded by Irakli Alasania, Georgia's former envoy to the United Nations, on 16 July 2009.[4] The party was in opposition to the government led by Mikheil Saakashvili and his United National Movement.
For the 2012 elections, it was part of the Georgian Dream alliance that won the election against the United National Movement. However, the party left the governing coalition on 5 November 2014.[5]
The Free Democrats support a presidential republic with a strong parliament, an independent judicial system, and a wide range of authorized local authorities.
Its economic objectives are a competitive, free-market economy and the establishment of sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction, job creation and social protection systems. To this end, the parties should consider strengthening the institutions of private property and property rights, privacy, and personal initiative to promote healthy competition.
The party's foreign policy priorities are the country's full integration into the European and Euro-Atlantic structures, deepening and strengthening of good neighborly relations with the countries of the region, and improving and strengthening the country's defense.
Electoral performance
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government | Coalition |
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2012 | Irakli Alasania | 1,181,862 | 54.97 | 6 / 150 | New | 1st | Government | Georgian Dream |
2016 | Irakli Alasania | 81,464 | 4.63 | 0 / 150 | ![]() | ![]() | Extra-parliamentary | independent |
2020 | Tamar Kekenadze | 5188 | 0.27 | 0 / 150 | ![]() | ![]() | Extra-parliamentary | independent |
See also
- Category:Free Democrats (Georgia) politicians
References
- ^ Sandro Tabatadze (May 2022). "Party-Based Euroscepticism: The Case of Georgia". Demokratizatsiya: 11.
- ^ "Georgia's Political Landscape". Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 18 October 2021.
- ^ "ALDE Member Parties". aldeparty.eu.
- ^ "Georgian Opposition Leader Alasania Forms New Party".
- ^ "Georgian Party Leaves Coalition Government as Row Deepens". Bloomberg.com. 4 November 2014.
External links
- Official website
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