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Gavrilov's Night
The 2019 protests in Georgia, commonly known as Gavrilov's Night ( ka, გავრილოვის ღამე), refers to a series of anti-government and snap election-demanding protests in the country of Georgia. Background Political context At the onset of the protests, Georgian Dream (GD) had been the ruling party in Georgia since defeating Mikheil Saakashvili's United National Movement (UNM) in the 2012 parliamentary election. Though originally coming to power through a coalition government with several other parties, GD solidified its power during the 2016 legislative polls that saw it win a constitutional majority in Parliament (113 out of 150 MPs) without any alliance. GD's constitutional supermajority was driven by winning 71 out of 73 majoritarian constituencies. Since the election, the opposition had demanded to change the electoral system to a fully proportional one for the 2020 parliamentary election. The Georgian Dream party supported the electoral transition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as part of Europe. It is bordered to the north and northeast by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. Georgia covers an area of . It has a Demographics of Georgia (country), population of 3.7 million, of which over a third live in the capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city, Tbilisi. Ethnic Georgians, who are native to the region, constitute a majority of the country's population and are its titular nation. Georgia has been inhabited since prehistory, hosting the world's earliest known sites of winemaking, gold mining, and textiles. The Classical antiquity, classical era saw the emergence of several kingdoms, such as Colchis and Kingdom of Iberia, Iberia, that formed the nucleus of the modern Georgian state. In the early fourth centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Rights Party
The New Rights Party (NRP) ( ka, ახალი მემარჯვენეები, tr), also translated as New Conservative Party (NCP), was a political party in Georgia. It was an associate member of the International Democrat Union and applicant of the European People's Party. On , the New Rights Party joined the Republican Party of Georgia in a new opposition alliance. Both parties united in "The Alliance for Georgia" led by Irakli Alasania, Georgia's ex-envoy to the United Nations in February 2009. Following the establishment of Lelo for Georgia political party in 2019, both David Usupashvili's Development Movement and the New Rights Party merged with the new party and became part of Lelo for Georgia. Establishment The idea to establish the NRP began to emerge during the time when Eduard Shevardnadze was still President and his Citizens’ Union of Georgia (CUG) was an influential force on the political stage of the country. After formation, despite small membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian March
Georgian March ( ka, ქართული მარში, tr, GM) is a far-right political party and social movement in Georgia. It was founded as an NGO in 2017 following the protests of the same name and transformed into a political party in 2020 ahead of the parliamentary election in the same year. The party is led by Sandro Bregadze. Georgian March was formed as a nativist social movement for the purpose of furthering anti-immigration legislation. It was primarily known for its rallies and protests. It notably staged an anti-immigration rally on Tbilisi's David Agmashenebeli Avenue in 2017 and took part in the 2018 Georgian protests against the drug liberalization. In the 2020 Georgian parliamentary election, the party received only 0.3% of vote, after which its activities subsided. In 2022, the Georgian March aligned itself with the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia by joining the APG-led ''United Front of Georgian Patriots''. History Foundation Georgian March was found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Movement-United Georgia
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY) **Democratic Party (Hong Kong) (DPHK) **Democratic Party (Italy) (PD) ** Democratic Party (Japan) (DP) **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ** Democratic Party’s (South Korea, 2015) **Democratic Party (Indonesia) (PD) **Democratic Party (other), for a full list *A member of a Democrat Party (other) *A member of a Democracy Party (other) *Australian Democrats, a political party *Democrats (Brazil), a political party *Democrats (Chile), a political party * Democrats (Croatia), a political party *Democrats (Gothenburg political party), in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden *Democrats (Greece), a political party *Democrats (Greenland), a political party *Democrats (Slovakia), a political party *Dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance Of Patriots Of Georgia
Alliance of Patriots of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პატრიოტთა ალიანსი, tr, APG) is a right-wing to far-right political party in Georgia. It was founded in 2012 by leaders from the Resistance Movement, which opposed the pro-Western government of Mikheil Saakashvili. Davit Tarkhan Mouravi has served as the party's chairman, while Irma Inashvili serves as its secretary general. Being on the centre-left of Georgian politics on economic policy, its social views are predominantly right-wing. The party has been generally described by the media as pro-Russian, anti-Western and anti-Turkish, categorizations the party rejects in favor of labels "pro-Georgian" and " neutralist". Moreover, the party has been accused of being financed by the Kremlin, an accusation it denies. The Alliance of Patriots took part for the first time in the polls during the 2014 Georgian local elections. Since then, it saw its support gradually increasing, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Labour Party
The Georgian Labour Party ( ka, საქართველოს ლეიბორისტული პარტია, tr, SLP) is a political party in Georgia that was founded in 1995 by Shalva Natelashvili. History Background The party was established in 1995 by Shalva Natelashvili, a deputy of the Parliament of Georgia and a former member of the National Democratic Party. The party was initially known as "National Rule of Law Union" and operated only in the small mountainous locality where Natelashvili hails from. In 1995, Natelashvili was elected to the parliament from this Dusheti constituency. Later in the same year, Natelashvili renamed the party into the Labor Party of Georgia. Initial successes The party became the "strongest force on the left of the political spectrum" and performed strongly in the 1998 local elections. It has been described as having occupied "the protest-vote niche" in mid- and late- 1990s. In 1998, the GLP received 9% of the votes nationwide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Development Movement
The Development Movement ( ka, შენების მოძრაობა, tr) was a political movement in Georgia (country), Georgia. It was founded by former speaker of Parliament of Georgia David Usupashvili and former members of Republican Party of Georgia and National Forum (Georgia), National Forum. The movement declared itself as Centrism, centrist. It took part in 2017 Georgian local elections and obtained about 0.7% overall. DM's candidate for 2018 presidential election was David Usupashvili where he got 2.36% of votes. In December 2019, the new political union Lelo for Georgia was established. Among the party, its founders are members of the Development Movement and New Rights, both of whom merged to form the new party. Members of Lelo for Georgia say that their goal will be to win the next parliamentary elections and form a government. References External links * 2017 establishments in Georgia (country) 2010 disestablishments in Georgia (country) Centrist pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lelo (movement) , a Georgian political party
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LELO is a Swedish company that designs and sells upmarket sex toys. Lelo may also refer to: * ''Lelo'' (newspaper), a Georgian language sports newspaper * Lelo, a style of Georgian wine * Lelo, a try in the game of rugby union * Lelo burti, literally "field ball", a Georgian sport similar to rugby union * Lelo Saracens, a Georgian rugby union club * Lelo for Georgia Lelo burti, Lelo for Georgia ( ka, ლელო საქართველოსთვის, tr, ) is a Liberalism, liberal political party in Georgia (country), Georgia. It was established in 2019 by two businessmen Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Political Center — Girchi
New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 ** "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1999 * "new", a song by Loona from the 2017 single album '' Yves'' * "The New", a song by Interpol from the 2002 album '' Turn On the Bright Lights'' Transportation * Lakefront Airport, New Orleans, U.S., IATA airport code NEW * Newcraighall railway station, Scotland, station code NEW Other uses * ''New'' (film), a 2004 Tamil movie * New (surname), an English family name * NEW (TV station), in Australia * new and delete (C++), in the computer programming language * Net economic welfare, a proposed macroeconomic indicator * Net explosive weight, also known as net explosive quantity * Network of enlightened Women, an American organization * Newar language, ISO 639-2/3 language code new * Next Entertainment World, a South Korean media c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Justice (Georgia)
For Justice () is a political party in Georgia established in 2019 by Eka Beselia. History After Eka Beselia's departure from Georgian Dream, the founding of For Justice was announced on May 27, 2019. The party held its first congress on June 20, 2019, where Gedevan Popkhadze and Zviad Kvachantiradze assumed key positions. However, both Popkhadze and Kvachantiradze later left the party to join the Solidarity Alliance of Georgia. Ideology The party prioritizes judicial reform, with a focus on restructuring the court system to enhance its independence and eliminate the influence of judicial "clans". In the summer of 2021, the party joined a declaration alongside 14 other political parties to support LGBT rights in Georgia ahead of the planned Pride march in Tbilisi. For Justice is a signatory of the Georgian Charter, a framework introduced by President Salome Zourabichvili in response to the 2023–2024 Georgian protests In 2023 and 2024, a series of street demonstrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorious Georgia
Victorious Georgia ( ka, გამარჯვებული საქართველო, tr) is a List of political parties in Georgia (country), political party in Georgia (country), Georgia founded by former Georgian Minister of Defense Irakli Okruashvili. It participated in the 2020 Georgian parliamentary election, 2020 parliamentary election independently failing to cross the 1% threshold needed to enter the Parliament of Georgia, parliament. However, a member of the party Gubaz Sanikidze ran on Strength is in Unity (political coalition), Strength is in Unity's electoral list and was representing Victorious Georgia in the 10th Parliament of Georgia. In the 2024 Georgian parliamentary election, 2024 parliamentary election, the party was running its candidates on Unity – National Movement's electoral list but failed to receive any seats. History On 11 June 2019, Irakli Okruashvili announced the creation of a new political movement by the name of Victorious Georgia. Okruas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shame Movement
Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness. Definition Shame is a discrete, basic emotion, described as a moral or social emotion that drives people to hide or deny their wrongdoings.Shein, L. (2018). "The Evolution of Shame and Guilt". PLoSONE, 13(7), 1–11. Moral emotions are emotions that have an influence on a person's decision-making skills and monitors different social behaviors. The focus of shame is on the self or the individual with respect to a perceived audience. It can bring about profound feelings of deficiency, defeat, inferiority, unworthiness, or self-loathing. Our attention turns inward; we isolate from our surroundings and withdraw into closed-off self-absorption. Not only do we feel alienated from others but also from the healthy parts of ourselves. The alienation from the world leads to painful emotions and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
