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Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia
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] |
41 - Georgian Dream Electoral Symbol
41 may refer to: * 41 (number) * one of the years 41 BC, AD 41, 1941, 2041 Art and entertainment * 41 (film), ''41'' (film), a 2007 documentary about Nicholas O'Neill, the youngest victim of the Station nightclub fire * ''41'', an Australian award-winning science fiction time travel film about a time loop, by Glenn Triggs * ''41'', a 2012 documentary about President George H. W. Bush. * 41 (song), "#41" (song), a song by the Dave Matthews Band * ''Survivor 41'', the 41st installment of CBS's reality program ''Survivor'' * "Forty One", a song by Karma to Burn from the album ''Appalachian Incantation'', 2010 People * George H. W. Bush, or "Bush 41" (to distinguish him from his son, George W. Bush), 41st president of the United States * Nick "41" MacLaren, member of the New Zealand hip hop duo Frontline (band), Frontline * 41 (group), a Brooklyn drill trio Others * HP-41C, a series of calculators made by Hewlett-Packard ** FOCAL (Hewlett-Packard) (Forty-one calculator language), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Dream (political Coalition)
Georgian Dream ( ka, ქართული ოცნება, tr) was a Big tent, catch-all political alliance in Georgia (country), Georgia formed around Georgian Dream, Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GD – DG) party in opposition to the then-ruling United National Movement (Georgia), United National Movement (UNM) party. The coalition was formed in 2012 with it winning the 2012 Georgian parliamentary election, parliamentary election held in the same year. The alliance was dissolved in 2016 after which GD – DG went on to win 2016 Georgian parliamentary election, 2016 and 2020 Georgian parliamentary election, 2020 parliamentary elections independently. The coalition initially included six political parties of diverse ideological orientations. The parties ranged from Free market, pro-market and pro-Europeanism, pro-Western Liberalism, liberals to Georgian nationalism, nationalists and protectionism, protectionists, united in their dislike of Mikheil Saakashvili and UNM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populism
Populism is a essentially contested concept, contested concept used to refer to a variety of political stances that emphasize the idea of the "common people" and often position this group in opposition to a perceived elite. It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term developed in the late 19th century and has been applied to various politicians, parties, and movements since that time, often assuming a pejorative tone. Within political science and other social sciences, several different definitions of populism have been employed, with some scholars proposing that the term be rejected altogether. Etymology and terminology The term "populism" has long been subject to mistranslation and used to describe a broad and often contradictory array of movements and beliefs. Its usage has spanned continents and contexts, leading many scholars to characterize it as a vague or overstretched concept, widely invoked in political discourse, yet i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portmanteau
In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together.Garner's Modern American Usage p. 644. English examples include '' smog'', coined by blending ''smoke'' and ''fog'', and '''', from ''motor'' ('' motorist'') and ''hotel''. A blend is similar to a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Globe And Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the ''Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's "newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, ''The Globe (Toronto newspaper), The Globe'' and ''The Daily Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of ''The Toronto Mail'' and ''The Empire (Toronto), The Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Parliament Magazine
''The Parliament Magazine'' is a monthly EU politics, policy and culture magazine. Its website, www.theparliamentmagazine.eu, is a forum for discussion on the latest developments in EU politics and policy, featuring regular contributions from prominent European policymakers, the magazine's editorial team and freelance journalists. History and profile ''The Parliament Magazine'' was founded in 1995. The magazine is owned by Dods, a British company that provides contact and biographical information about the Houses of Parliament and the Civil Service since 1832. It is one of the oldest political publishing houses in the world, and has produced essential publications for over 174 years. They also publish '' Dod's Parliamentary Companion''. ''The Parliament Magazine'' is based in Brussels, Belgium. It is published on a monthly basis as of September 2021, having previously been produced on a fortnightly basis. Contributors and editorial agenda The magazine is based upon contributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gia Volski
Giorgi (Gia) Volski ( ka, გიორგი (გია) ვოლსკი) (born January 18, 1957) is a Georgian politician currently serving as First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, having held other important positions within parliament from 2012 onwards. Biography Gia Volski, born in Tbilisi, graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1978 with a degree in economics. He worked in the Ministry of Trade from 1978 to 1990 and played a key role in establishing the Georgian Trade Union in 1990-1991. From 1991 to 2004, he served as Deputy Representative of the Government of Georgia to the Russian Federation, followed by a position as Deputy Minister of Conflict Resolution Issues from 2004 to 2006. Between 2007 and 2011, he was active in several NGOs. Since 2012, he has been a prominent leader in the Georgian Dream Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GD), also colloquially known as the Kotsebi, is a Conservatism, conservative and populism, populist List of ... [...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] |
Municipalities Of Georgia (country)
A municipality is a subdivision of Georgia (country), Georgia, consisting of a settlement or Community (administrative division), community (თემი ''temi''), which enjoy Local government in Georgia (country), local self-government. A total of 69 municipalities are registered as of January 2019. Five municipalities are entirely located in breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and are effectively not governed by Tbilisi. The remaining 64 are divided over five self-governing List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), cities (ქალაქი ''kalaki'') and 59 self-governing communities. Background The municipalities were first established in 2006. Most of them were successors to the earlier subdivisions, known as ''raioni'' (რაიონი), 'districts'. In addition, new municipalities were formed to govern those settlements in the disputed entities of Abkhazia and South Ossetia that at the time remained under Georgia's control. After the Russo-Georgian War of 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 elected through fully proportional election. The current convocation of the Georgian Parliament is 11th. All members of the Parliament are elected for four years on the basis of universal suffrage. The Constitution of Georgia grants the Parliament of Georgia a legislative power, which is partially devolved to the legislatures of the autonomous republics of Adjara and Abkhazia. History The idea of limiting royal power and creating a parliamentary-type body of government was conceived among the aristocrats and citizens in the 12th century Kingdom of Georgia, during the reign of Queen Tamar, the first Georgian female monarch. In the view of Queen Tamar's oppositionists and their leader, Qutlu Arslan, the first Georgian Parliament was to be formed of two " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber (color)
The color amber is a pure Chroma (color), chroma color, located on the color wheel midway between the colors of yellow and Orange (colour), orange. The color name is derived from the material also known as amber, which is commonly found in a range of yellow-orange-brown-red colors; likewise, as a color, ''amber'' can refer to a range of yellow-orange colors. In English language, English, the first recorded use of the term as a color name, rather than a reference to the specific substance, was in 1500. SAE/ECE amber Amber is one of several technically defined colors used in traffic light, automotive signal lamps. In North America, SAE International, SAE standard J578 governs the colorimetry of vehicle lights, while outside North America the internationalized European ECE regulations hold force. Both standards designate a range of orange-yellow hues in the CIE 1931 color space, CIE color space as "amber". In the past, the ECE amber definition was more restrictive than the SAE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue
Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB color model, RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB color model, RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between Violet (color), violet and cyan on the optical spectrum, spectrum of visible light. The term ''blue'' generally describes colours perceived by humans observing light with a dominant wavelength that's between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colours; Azure (color), azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. The clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering#Cause of the blue colour of the sky, Rayleigh scattering. An optical effect called the Tyndall effect explains Eye color#Blue, blue eyes. Distant objects appear more blue because of another optical effect called aerial perspective. Blue has been an important colour in art and decoration since ancient t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
