New Rights

New Rights Party
New Rights Party; ახალი მემარჯვენეები
Leader	Pikria Chikhradze
Founded	June 15, 2001
Headquarters	3 Bevreti st., 0114,; Tbilisi
Ideology	Liberal conservatism
National affiliation	Strength is in Unity
International affiliation	IDU (Associate member)
Colours	Green
Website
	www.nrp.ge
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Last updated April 27, 2019

The New Rights Party (NRP) (Georgian :ახალი მემარჯვენეები, Akhali Memarjveneebi), also translated as New Conservative Party (NCP), is a liberal conservative party in Georgia. It is an associate member of the International Democrat Union and applicant of the European People's Party.

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Liberal conservatism is a political ideology combining conservative policies with liberal stances, especially on economic, social and ethical issues, or a brand of political conservatism strongly influenced by liberalism.

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Establishment

Former logo of the New Rights Party.

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.

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Elections

In only a year from its formation, the New Rights Party achieved considerable results. In the local elections held on June 2, 2002, NRP came out first nationwide and third in Tbilisi. After the victory in the local elections, the party set itself preparing for the parliamentary elections. A few months prior to the November 2, 2003 parliamentary elections, the NRP 2nd Congress elected David Gamkrelidze as a new chairman. The New Conservatives managed to successfully overcome the established seven percent threshold. A number of parties boycotted the November 2, 2003 election results accusing the authorities of fraud. This triggered fierce public discontent nationwide, which eventually resulted in the toppling of Shevardnadze’s regime in the Rose Revolution.

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Despite the just outrage of the people, the NRP considered it unacceptable that the government should be changed by means of street demonstrations, as they believed it to be unconstitutional.

Participating in the repeat elections of 2004, the New Conservatives passed the seven percent threshold once again. The NRP united with another center-right party – Industry will Save Georgia – and formed a Coalition Right Opposition.

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References

↑ New Opposition Alliance Set Up. Civil Georgia. 2008-12-08
↑ Alasania Leads New Alliance with New Rights, Republicans. Civil Georgia. February 23, 2009

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[1] New Opposition Alliance Set Up. Civil Georgia. 2008-12-08

[2] Alasania Leads New Alliance with New Rights, Republicans. Civil Georgia. February 23, 2009

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