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Ahali
Ahali (; ) is a liberal, pro-European political party in Georgia. It was founded in 2024 by Nika Melia, former chairman of the United National Movement, and Nika Gvaramia, former CEO of the Rustavi 2 TV channel and Mtavari Arkhi TV channel. It was a part of the Coalition for Change political alliance for the 2024 parliamentary election, receiving 10 seats in the Georgian parliament. History Ahali was founded on 11 March 2024 by two prominent opposition figures , Nika Melia and Nika Gvaramia. Melia was the chairman of the United National Movement from 2020 to 2023, with him being expelled from the party after losing a controversial leadership race in 2023, while Gvaramia was the CEO of Rustavi 2 and Mtavari Arkhi and was the Founder of Mtavari Arkhi, a popular opposition TV channel. Ahali did not register as a new party, rather, they transformed an existing State for the People party into their own. Gvaramia and Melia were registered as co-chairs of Ahali. On 5 April, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia (country), Georgia on 26 October 2024. The elections were held under the rules passed in 2017 through the constitutional amendments which shifted the electoral system towards a fully proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold. The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party sought to win its fourth term in office. Its founder, Bidzina Ivanishvili—an influential Business oligarch, oligarch and former prime minister often regarded as the country's ''éminence grise'' following his official departure from politics in 2021—returned to politics several months before the polls to lead GD in the elections. In its campaign, the Georgian Dream promoted the Global War Party conspiracy theory, promising "safeguarding peace" through a "pragmatic policy" with Russia amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, war in Ukraine. It repeatedly threatened to outlaw most major opposition parties, advocated for adopting the "Georgian LGBT propaganda l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coalition For Change (Georgia)
Coalition for Change ( ka, კოალიცია ცვლილებისთვის, tr) (sometimes stylized as Coalition 4 Change) is an informal political coalition of pro-Western liberal political parties in Georgia. The coalition includes Ahali, Girchi – More Freedom, Droa, and Republican parties and Activists for the Future movement. It was created prior to the 2024 parliamentary election, in which it received 11.03% of the popular vote. History On 9 July 2024, Ahali, Girchi – More Freedom, and Droa announced the formation of an electoral coalition with the latter two parties already being in an alliance with each other since 2023. Lelo for Georgia was expected to join as well, however, it pulled out at the last second with the parties citing minor differences. Lelo went on to form a coalition of its own by the name of Strong Georgia. The aim of the alliance was for the parties to run on the same electoral list for the upcoming 2024 parliamentary e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Gvaramia
Nika Gvaramia ( ka, ნიკა გვარამია; born June 29, 1976) is a Georgian lawyer, media entrepreneur, public figure, who had held posts of Minister of Justice and Minister of Education and Science. He was the Director General of Rustavi 2 and Mtavari Arkhi and he was founder of Mtavari Arkhi, an opposition television network. On March 11, he co-founded the political party Ahali (which translates to "new" in Georgian) and alliance Coalition for Change alongside other opposition figure Nika Melia. In the 2024 Georgian parliamentary election, the alliance finished on 2nd place, becoming the leading opposition grouping. Early life Gvaramia was born on June 29, 1976, in Sukhumi, currently the de-facto capital of Abkhazia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law from Tbilisi State University and LLM from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is fluent in English and Russian. Political career Following Georgia's 2003 Rose Revolution, Gvaramia was elected to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State For The People
State for the People ( ka, სახელმწიფო ხალხისთვის, tr) was a conservative political party in Georgia. It was founded by the Georgian operatic bass Paata Burchuladze in 2016 participating in the election held the same year in a bloc of the same name. The coalition failed to cross 5% after which Burchuladze left the party, with Nika Machutadze becoming the chairman. Subsequently, State for the People became a part of the Strength is in Unity backing Grigol Vashadze's candidacy for the 2018 presidential election. In 2020 the party elected 3 MPs through the bloc's electoral list. Since it has been in opposition to the third Georgian Dream government. In 2023, the party left the SIU bloc and in 2024 it disbanded gifting its party to Ahali. History State for the People Coalition In the spring of 2016, ahead of the year’s parliamentary election, Paata Burchuladze, a world-renowned operatic bass also known for his charity work, announced hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Charter
The Georgian Charter ( Georgian: ''ქართული ქარტია'') is a plan introduced by President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili in response to the protests against foreign agents bill in 2023–2024. The goal of the charter is to consolidate the pro-Western opposition under one symbolic banner as a counterweight to the increasingly Euroscepticist government of Georgian Dream. One of its key objectives is to establish a technical government after the parliamentary elections on October 26, 2024, to ensure a democratic transition and implement the necessary reforms for Georgia's accession to the European Union. Salome Zourabichvili announced the Georgian Charter on May 26, Georgia's Independence Day. Aims The Georgian Charter aims to establish a temporary parliament after the October elections, holding only one session to make crucial decisions for returning the country to the path of Euro-Atlantic integration, followed by early parliamentary elections un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Melia
Nikanor "Nika" Melia ( ka, ნიკანორ „ნიკა“ მელია; born 21 December 1979) is a Georgian politician, former chairman of the United National Movement party and former member of Parliament of Georgia. He was a member of the parliament of Georgia from United National Movement from 2016 to 2019 and from 2020 to 2021. He holds a master's degree in International Relations from Oxford Brookes University. Biography Nikanor Melia was born on 21 December 1979. In 2002, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Academy of the Ministry of State Security of Georgia. Education and professional career In 1996, Melia graduated from Tbilisi Secondary School No. 47. In 2002–03, he was an investigator at the Ministry of Security of Georgia. Graduated from Brooks University in 2006 with a degree in International Relations. In 2007, he worked as an advisor in the Department of Defense and Law Enforcement of the Office of the National Security Council of Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tbilisi City Assembly
The Tbilisi Sakrebulo ( ka, თბილისის საკრებულო, tr), is a representative body in the city government of Tbilisi, Georgia. It is also known in English as the Tbilisi City Council or Tbilisi Assembly. History Sakrebulos were established as the representative branch of local government not only in Tbilisi, but throughout Georgia, by reforms instituted in 1991 as the country declared independence from the Soviet Union. The first elections to sakrebulos was held on 31 March 1991. According to the 1991 legislation on self-governance, it was exercised in Tbilisi on two levels. Thus, there was Tbilisi sakrebulo to represent entire city, as well as ''rayon sakrebulos'' and each Tbilisi rayon (district) elected its own sakrebulo. Only these ''rayon sakrebulos'' were elected, while the Tbilisi Sakrebulo was composed of the chairmen and representatives of Tbilisi's ''rayon sakrebulos''. Tbilisi had ten ''rayons'' and one ''daba'' ( Tskneti), all of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaspi Municipality
Kaspi ( ka, კასპის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. Given a ''District'' status within Transcaucasian SFSR in 1930. District center is Kaspi. Geography The district occupies ''Shida Kartli'' plain, stretching on both sides of the Kura River - bordering southern parts of Greater Caucasus to the North and Trialeti Range to the South. Bigger rivers crossing the District are Kura and Ksani. District population is 43,771, population density is 55 per km2 (2014). There are 71 villages and 1 town in the District. District economy is focused on agriculture, there are a few manufactures producing building materials and wine/spirits. There are a number of historical and architectural sites in the District, including Rkoni Monastery, Samtavisi and Kvatakhevi churches. Kavtiskhevi kurgans Near the village of Kavtiskhevi in Kaspi Municipality some very ancient kurgans have been found. They were exca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telavi Municipality
Telavi ( ka, თელავის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Kakheti. Its administrative centre is Telavi. Telavi is an important transportation hub, industrial, agricultural (winemaking) and cultural center of Eastern Georgia. History Until 1917, the territory of the municipality was included in the Telavi Mazra of the Tbilisi province, and from 1930 it was formed as a separate district. It has been called a municipality since 2006, and the city of Telavi has been separated from the municipality since 2014. In 2017, the city of Telavi was deprived of the status of a self-governing city, joined the self-governing community and the Telavi municipality was created. Administrative divisions and population Telavi Municipality consists of 27 administrative units and 30 settlements. According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia, the population of Telavi Municipality as of 1 January 2021, is 55.1 thousand peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signagi Municipality
Sighnaghi ( ka, სიღნაღის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is an administrative-territorial unit in eastern Georgia, Kakheti region. The municipality borders the municipalities of Gurjaani and Sagarejo to the northwest and west, the municipality of Dedoplistskaro to the southeast and the municipality of Lagodekhi and the Republic of Azerbaijan to the north and northeast. The area is 1251.7 km2. Agricultural fields occupy 93,375 ha, and forest resources amount to 5,500 ha. History Until 1917 Sighnaghi municipality was called Sighnaghi Mazra; from 1928, the municipality was part of Kakheti Mazra, and from 1929 it was included in Kakheti District. Since 1930, it has been formed as a separate district. On 9 July 1938, according to the resolution of the Supreme Council of the Georgian SSR, the Sighnaghi district was separated from Tsiteltskaro district, and the remaining district was divided into the following rural councils: Sighnaghi (district c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Dream
Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GD), also colloquially known as the Kotsebi, is a Conservatism, conservative and populism, populist List of political parties in Georgia (country), political party in Georgia (country), Georgia, which has ruled the country since 2012. Bidzina Ivanishvili, who founded the party on 19 April 2012 and is widely considered to be the ''de facto'' leader of Georgia, serves as the party's honorary chairman. The party's electoral number is 41. The party won the 2012 Georgian parliamentary election, general election in 2012, being part of an eclectic coalition also called Georgian Dream (political coalition), Georgian Dream, which included both Western world, pro-Western Liberalism, liberal and List of anti-NATO parties and organizations, anti-NATO Nationalism, nationalist parties. Subsequently, the Georgian Dream party (independent of its coalition) also won all subsequent general elections and is a ruling party of the country. Georgian Dream orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsageri Municipality
Tsageri ( ka, ცაგერის მუნიციპალიტეტი , ''Cageris municiṗaliṫeṫi'') is a district of Georgia (country), Georgia, in the region of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti. Its main town is Tsageri. Demographic Population evolution Ethnic groups Georgians represent 99,8% of the population. Russians represent 0,1% of the population. Politics Tsageri Municipal Assembly (Georgian language, Georgian: ცაგერის საკრებულო, ''Tsageri Sakrebulo'') is a representative body in Tsageri Municipality, consisting of 30 members which is elected every four years. The last election was held in 2021 Georgian local elections, October 2021. Giorgi Nemsadze of Georgian Dream was elected mayor. See also * List of municipalities in Georgia (country) Explanatory notes References External links Districts of Georgia Statoids.com Municipalities of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti {{georgia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
