Movement for Liberty - European Georgia

Movement for Liberty-European Georgia
მოძრაობა თავისუფლებისთვის-ევროპული საქართველო
Chairman Davit Bakradze
Secretary-General Gigi Ugulava
Founded January 2017 (2017-01)
Split from UNM
Headquarters Tbilisi, Gulia Str. 1
Ideology Liberal conservatism
Pro-Europeanism
Political position Centre-right
Colours      Blue and      Red
Seats in Parliament
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European Georgia (Georgian: ევროპული საქართველო, evropuli sak'art'velo) is a political party in Georgia founded in Tbilisi in January 2017, primarily by prominent former members of the United National Movement. The party is chaired by Davit Bakradze.[1]

History

The party holds seats in the Parliament of Georgia as a result of the 2016 parliamentary election, in which its members ran as part of the opposition United National Movement (UNM). After an internal disagreement, a significant part of the UNM faction and leadership broke away to set up this new political movement.[2] The entity took the largely unknown legal vehicle of a previous party whose leadership included Nugzar Tsereteli's own son, Gigi Tsereteli. The breakaway faction in the Parliament initially renamed itself into European Georgia, before choosing the name of "Movement for Liberty-European Georgia" during a presentation by Davit Bakradze on January 30, 2017. On the same date party leader Gigi Ugulava was named interim secretary general, in place until a party conference could be held.[3][4] Other prominent party members include Giga Bokeria, Sergi Kapanadze and Elene Khoshtaria.

On May 27th, the party convention has elected Bakradze as the chairman of the party and Ugulava as secretary-general.[5]

Ideology

The party shares many of the views of the UNM's liberal conservatism, though it differs in its approach to politics. Among other differences, it has a strong emphasis on contesting rather than boycotting elections.[2] In an interview with the online news website Netgazeti, Giorgi Ugulava described the Movement for Liberty as being more liberal than the UNM.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "UNM’s Parliamentary Faction Changes its Head, Name". Civil Georgia. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 Civil.ge (January 12, 2017). "United National Movement Splits". Civil.ge. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Civil.ge (January 30, 2017). "Former UNM Members Unveil Political Plans, Change Party Name". Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ↑ http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=29818
  5. ↑ "European Georgia Selects Chairman, Secretary General, and Political Council Chair at Convention". Tabula. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  6. ↑ http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=29831
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