Politics in Georgia involve a parliamentary representative democratic republic with a multi-party system. The President of Georgia is the ceremonial head of state and the Prime Minister of Georgia is the head of government. The Prime Minister and the Government wield executive power. Legislative power is vested in both the Government and the unicameral Parliament of Georgia.
Giorgi Baramidze is a Georgian politician who served as Vice-Prime Minister of Georgia and State Minister for Euro-Atlantic Integration from 2004 to 2012. On October 21,2012,he was elected as a vice-speaker of the Parliament of Georgia.
Irakli Alasania is a Georgian politician,soldier and former diplomat who served as the Minister of Defense of Georgia from 2012 to 2014. He was Georgia's Ambassador to the United Nations from September 11,2006,until December 4,2008. His previous assignments include Chairman of the Government of Abkhazia(-in-exile) and the President of Georgia's aide in the Georgian-Abkhaz talks. Soon after his resignation,Alasania withdrew into opposition to the Mikheil Saakashvili administration,setting up the Our Georgia –Free Democrats party in July 2009. In 2012 Alasania was appointed Minister of Defense,a position he held until 2014.
Bidzina Ivanishvili is a Georgian politician,billionaire businessman and oligarch,who served as Prime Minister of Georgia from October 2012 to November 2013.
Gubaz Sanikidze is a Georgian politician,currently serving as a member of the Parliament of Georgia from the United National Movement (UNM) since 2020. A career historian,he was first elected to Georgia's legislature during the 1990 elections that saw the downfall of the Soviet regime,as a member of the conservative Traditionalist Party. Following the Georgian Civil War,his party formed an alliance with the authoritarian leader of Adjara Aslan Abashidze and he was elected to a second term as MP in 1999,during which he became an opponent to President Eduard Shevardnadze. After the rise to power of a new government with the Rose Revolution,he remained in the opposition and lost his seat in 2004,launching with other veteran politicians the National Forum. He briefly served a third term in Parliament in 2008,resigning his seat two weeks after being elected.
Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 1 October 2012. The opposition Georgian Dream coalition of billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili won a majority of the seats. President Mikheil Saakashvili conceded his party's defeat.
Georgian Dream –Democratic Georgia is a political party in Georgia. The party was established on 19 April 2012 by billionaire oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili. It has been the ruling party in Georgia since 2012,when it won the general election,leading a coalition of six parties.
Irakli Garibashvili is a Georgian politician and a former business executive who served as the prime minister of Georgia between 22 February 2021 and 29 January 2024. He had previously served as prime minister from 20 November 2013 until his resignation on 30 December 2015. Garibashvili is a member of the Georgian Dream party and has served as the party's chairman since 1 February 2024. He entered politics with his long-time associate Bidzina Ivanishvili,in October 2012.
Giorgi Margvelashvili is a Georgian academic and politician who was the fourth president of Georgia,in office from 17 November 2013 to 16 December 2018.
Giorgi Kvirikashvili is a Georgian politician who was Prime Minister of Georgia from 30 December 2015 to 13 June 2018. Prior to that he was Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development from 25 October 2012 until 1 September 2015,Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1 September 2015 until 30 December 2015,and Deputy Prime Minister from 26 July 2013 until 30 December 2015. Kvirikashvili has led initiatives to advance Euro-Atlantic and European integration and highlight Georgia as an attractive location for foreign investment.
Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 8 October 2016 to elect the 150 members of Parliament. The ruling Georgian Dream coalition,led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili,sought a second term in office. Opposition parties included the former ruling party and main opposition,the United National Movement (ENM);the Free Democrats,formerly a member of the Georgian Dream coalition and led by Irakli Alasania;and the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia.
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia,Sometimes translated as Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia,is the official position in the Georgian Cabinet. The office of the Vice Prime Minister is not a permanent position,existing only at the discretion of the Prime Minister.
Irakli Kobakhidze is a Georgian constitutional scholar and politician who is serving as the 16th Prime Minister of Georgia since February 2024.
Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 31 October and 21 November 2020 to elect the 150 members of Parliament. The ruling Georgian Dream party led by Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia won re-election for a third term in office,making it the first party in Georgian history to do so. The elections also saw a record number of opposition parties elected to parliament.
The United National Movement –United Opposition "Strength is in Unity" Faction is one of two factions in the Parliament of Georgia,working as a coalition of MPs from several political parties,led by the United National Movement and including Progress and Freedom and Victorious Georgia. It is the parliamentary wing of a previous political block first created during the 2018 presidential election to back the candidacy of Grigol Vashadze and then reformed in 2020 to run a joint slate of candidates for that year's parliamentary election. In Parliament,it is the largest grouping of the Parliamentary Opposition,including 20 MPs,and is currently chaired by UNM's Tinatin Bokuchava.
The 2019 protests in Georgia,also known as Gavrilov's Night,refers to a series of anti-government and snap election-demanding protests in the country of Georgia.
The 2020–2021 Georgian political crisis was a political crisis in Georgia that resulted from allegations by opposition parties that the 2020 Georgian parliamentary election was rigged. The opposition accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of election fraud and did not recognize the results. They announced protests and parliamentary boycott. The opposition held a rally on November 1,a day after the elections,and called for snap parliamentary elections. On November 2,the eight opposition parties refused to enter parliament. In February 2021,Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia resigned over plans to arrest opposition leader Nika Melia,which occurred on 23 February.
The second government of Irakli Garibashvili was the government of Georgia,led by Irakli Garibashvili as the Prime Minister from February 22,2021 until January 29,2024. Following the resignation of Giorgi Gakharia,the ruling Georgian Dream party nominated former Prime Minister and then-Minister of Defence Irakli Garibashvili to form a government. His cabinet was quickly confirmed by the Parliament four days later. The government was dissolved after Prime Minister Garibashvili's resignation on January 29,2024. Garibashvili cited the rotation process as the main reason for his resignation,implying that other people in the ruling party should also be given a chance to lead. Garibashvili took up the offer to become the Chairman of the Georgian Dream party.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Georgia on 26 October 2024.
Events in the year 2024 in Georgia.
