The European Democrats ( ka, ევროპელი დემოკრატები, tr) is a political movement in
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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, formed in 2005 by a group of
internally displaced persons
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from breakaway
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a List of states with limited recognition, partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It cover ...
. Its chairman is Paata Davitaia, former Minister of Justice in the
Abkhazian government-in-exile. The party focuses mainly on the
Abkhazia problem and targets displaced persons. It was known as We, Ourselves or On Our Own (, ) until September 2011, and it remains the party's slogan.
It has been a member of the United Opposition alliance which staged mass
anti-government demonstrations in November 2007 and was running on a joint ticket in the
parliamentary election
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in May 2008.
Country profile: Georgia.
Eurasian Home Analytical Resource. Accessed on May 3, 2008.
References
External links
European Democrats official website
2005 establishments in Georgia (country)
Political parties established in 2005
Pro-European political parties in Georgia (country)
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