The Christian-Democratic Movement ( ka, ქრისტიანულ-დემოკრატიული მოძრაობა, ''k’ristianul-demokratiuli modzraoba'', KDM) is a

socially conservative Social conservatism is a political philosophy and variety of conservatism which places emphasis on traditional power structures over social pluralism. Social conservatives organize in favor of duty, traditional values and social institution ...

Christian-democratic Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism. It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

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, founded in February 2008 and led by

Giorgi Targamadze Giorgi Targamadze ( ka, გიორგი თარგამაძე; born November 22, 1973 in Tbilisi) is a journalist and politician. He was the Leader of the Christian-Democratic Movement of Georgia from 2008 to 2014, which was the larges ...

, formerly an

Imedi TV Imedi Media Holding ( ka, იმედი მედია ჰოლდინგი) is a private television and radio company in Georgia. The stations were founded by the Georgian media tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili. The station mainly concentrates ...

anchor who had once been a Member of the

Parliament of Georgia The Parliament of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პარლამენტი, tr) is the supreme national legislature of Georgia. It is a unicameral parliament, currently consisting of 150 members; of these, 120 are proportio ...

and a close ally of Aslan Abashidze, then a regional leader of

Adjara Adjara ( ka, აჭარა ''Ach’ara'' ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ka, აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა ''Ach’aris Avt’onomiuri Resp’ublik’a'' ...

. Former Imedi TV journalists Magda Anikashvili and Giorgi Akhvlediani and former Imedi producer Levan Vepkhvadze, all of whom left the station in January 2008, and one of the leading figures in the party Nika Laliashvili also joined the party. Among its policies is a commitment to making Orthodox Christianity the state religion of Georgia. At the May 21, 2008 Georgian legislative election, the party was one of several opposition parties to gain seats in Parliament. However the opposition parties as a whole had such small representation, after elections they considered rigged, that almost all the elected MPs renounced their mandates. The Christian Democrat members however chose to retain their seats, and the party became the main opposition to the ruling United National Movement in Parliament, often referred to as the "Parliamentary Opposition." The party joined the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists in August 2012. The heavily polarized October 2012 Legislative election resulted in the third place for the party, but a mere 2.05% of the votes was not enough to get any of its candidates to the parliament, and the party lost all its six seats. In April 2014, after party leader

announced that he was leaving party, majority of party members and leaders joined

Nino Burjanadze Nino Burjanadze ( Georgian: ნინო ბურჯანაძე , also romanized Burdzhanadze or Burdjanadze, born 16 July 1964) is a Georgian politician and lawyer who served as Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia from November 2001 ...

's Democratic Movement - United Georgia and party practically united with Burjanadze's party, some of party members criticized this decision, party officially still exists under rule of Gocha Jojua.

Electoral performance

References

External links

Christian-Democratic Movement official website
2008 establishments in Georgia (country) Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe member parties Christian democratic parties in Asia Christian democratic parties in Europe Conservative parties in Georgia (country) Centre-right parties in Georgia (country) Eastern Orthodox political parties European Christian Political Movement International Democrat Union member parties Political parties established in 2008 Political parties in Georgia (country) Social conservative parties {{Georgia-party-stub