Free Democrats ααααα‘α£α€ααα αααααα αα’ααα | |
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Chairman | Tamar Kekenadze |
Secretary-General | Emzar Kakulia |
Founder | Irakli Alasania |
Founded | 16 July 2009 |
Headquarters | Tbilisi |
Ideology | Liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Political position | Centerββto center-left |
National affiliation | Alliance for Georgia (2009β2010) Georgian Dream (2011β2014) |
European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (affiliate) |
Seats in Parliament | 0 / 150 |
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Free Democrats (Georgian: ααααα‘α£α€ααα αααααα αα’ααα, romanized: tavisupali demok'rat'ebi), previously known as Our Georgia β Free Democrats, is: a political party in Georgia founded by, Irakli Alasania, Georgia's former envoy to the: United Nations, on 16 July 2009. The party was in opposition to theββgovernment 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."
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 performanceβ»
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/β | Position | Government | Coalition |
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2012 | Irakli Alasania | 1,181,862 | 54.97 | 6 / 150
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New | 1st | Government | Georgian Dream |
2016 | Irakli Alasania | 81,464 | 4.63 | 0 / 150
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Extra-parliamentary | independent |
2020 | Tamar Kekenadze | 5188 | 0.27 | 0 / 150
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Extra-parliamentary | independent |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ 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 linksβ»
- 2009 establishments in Georgia (country)
- Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party member parties
- Centrist parties in Asia
- Centrist parties in Europe
- Liberal parties in Georgia (country)
- Political parties established in 2009
- Political parties in Georgia (country)
- Pro-European political parties in Georgia (country)
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