The Right Opposition ( ka, მემარჯვენე ოპოზიცია, tr) is an alliance of
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New Rights (Conservatives) and
Industry will save Georgia
Industry Will Save Georgia (''Mretsveloba Gadaarchens Sak'art'velos'', მრეწველობა გადაარჩენს საქართველოს) is a centre-right conservative political party in Georgia.
It was founded in 19 ...
parties. It is the only opposition group that received over seven percent of the votes on March 28, 2004, which was the necessary threshold to secure seats in Parliament. During the November 2003
Rose Revolution
The Rose Revolution or Revolution of Roses ( ka, ვარდების რევოლუცია, tr) was a nonviolent change of power that occurred in Georgia in November 2003. The event was brought about by widespread protests over the ...
, they refused to join the opposition rallies, guaranteeing thereby the
quorum to be met at the opening session of the Parliament largely believed to have been elected as a result of gross rigging.
After the election, both the Right Opposition and National Movement traded allegations of vote rigging. However, neither of these claims were substantiated by observers from the
European Union
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in their subsequent report on the elections. The coalition initially gained fifteen of the 150 seats that were elected by party list, but the votes in several of these constituencies were annulled after the elections. They also have two single-mandate constituencies, which remain from the otherwise annulled November, 2003 elections.
Both New Rights and Industrialists find their support largely in the private enterprise community and are particularly popular with those employed in the private sector. As a result, for years the two parties fought each other for the same electorate. While the alliance was formed only weeks before the elections, the party leaders have agreed to merge their two groups into one party, forming the center-right alternative to left-of-center
National Movement
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, which currently governs Georgia.
The Right Opposition is led by
David Gamkrelidze
David Gamkrelidze or Davit Gamqrelidze ( ka, დავით გამყრელიძე; born April 2, 1964 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian politician, leader of the New Rights Party of Georgia, Member of Parliament since 1999, member of committee ...
of
New Rights Party
The New Rights Party (NRP) ( ka, ახალი მემარჯვენეები, ''Akhali Memarjveneebi''), also translated as New Conservative Party (NCP), was a political party in Georgia. It was an associate member of the Internation ...
. The alliance's main political priorities include securing a
flat tax system in Georgia; reducing government regulations on business; increasing economic growth and job creation in the private sector; rising defense spending and securing
NATO
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membership no later than 2010; and promoting liberal democratic political institutions.
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