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.
The single-chamber Parliament of Georgia has 150 members,elected for a four-year term through elections. The last presidential elections were held in October 2018 due to constitutional changes taking effect in 2024,after which the president will be elected for a five-year term by a parliamentary college of electors. The series of constitutional changes,initiated in 2017,stipulated a one-time transitional presidential term of six years for 2018–2024. Other major systemic changes included a move to a fully proportional system by 2024 with a 5% threshold.
Anna Dolidze is a Georgian attorney,professor of international law and government official,founder and chairman of the "For the People" party. A speaker and writer on international law and human rights in Caucasus and Central Eurasia,she was appointed as the chief legal adviser to the President of Georgia on 27 June 2016. On 8 January 2018 the President of Georgia appointed Dolidze to the High Council of Justice,the body that oversees the judiciary.
The Georgian Labour Party is a political party in Georgia that was founded in 1995 by Shalva Natelashvili.
Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 5 January 2008,moved forward from autumn 2008 by President Mikheil Saakashvili after the 2007 demonstrations.
David Bakradze is a Georgian politician and diplomat who served as the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia from 7 June 2008 to 21 October 2012.
Bidzina Ivanishvili is a Georgian politician and billionaire businessman,who served as Prime Minister of Georgia from October 2012 to November 2013.
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.
Giorgi Targamadze is a journalist and politician. He was the Leader of the Christian-Democratic Movement of Georgia from 2008 to 2014,which was the largest opposition party in parliament,second to the governing party,the United National Movement from 2008 to 2012. As such,he was Leader of the Parliamentary Minority.
Events in the year 2012 in Georgia.
Georgian Dream –Democratic Georgia is a political party in Georgia. The party was established on 19 April 2012 by the billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili. Georgian Dream and its partners in a coalition also named Georgian Dream won majorities in the 2012,2016,and 2020 general elections. The party is currently led by Irakli Kobakhidze as Party Chairman and Irakli Garibashvili as Prime Minister.
Manana Kobakhidze is a Georgian lawyer and politician. She served as a Member of the Parliament of Georgia from 2012 to 2017 and as First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia from 2012 to 2016. Since 2017,she has served as the Judge of the Constitutional Court of Georgia.
Irakli Garibashvili is a Georgian politician and a former business executive who has served as the prime minister of Georgia since 22 February 2021. He 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. He entered politics with his long-time associate Bidzina Ivanishvili,in October 2012.
In 2013,Georgia finalized its first-ever peaceful change of power and transition to a parliamentary republic. The Georgian Dream-dominated government,which came to power after defeating,in October 2012,the United National Movement led by the outgoing President Mikheil Saakashvili,promised more democratic reforms. The Georgian Dream candidate Giorgi Margvelashvili won the presidential election in October 2013 and the new constitution significantly reducing the authority of the president in favor of those of the prime minister and government came into effect. In November,the leader of the Georgian Dream,Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili announced his withdrawal from politics as promised earlier,and the Parliament of Georgia approved his nominee,Irakli Garibashvili,as the country's new head of government.
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.
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.
Tinatin "Tina" Bokuchava is a Georgian politician who has served as a member of Parliament since 2012.
Levan Bezhashvili is a Georgian lawyer and politician who has served as a Member of Parliament from the United National Movement since 2020,with previous stints in 2004–2008 and 2012–2016. A former official during the presidency of Mikheil Saakashvili,he joined the government following the Rose Revolution of 2003,becoming Deputy Minister of Justice and an influential chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee in Parliament,spearheading the Saakashvili administration's structural and legal reforms. After a brief term as Governor of Kakheti in 2008,he became chairman of the Chamber of Control,leading the audit agency as it saw its powers increase to oversee political campaign funding ahead of the 2012 parliamentary elections.
