Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, United Opposition (Georgian: საქართველოს პატრიოტთა ალიანსი - გაერთიანებული ოპოზიცია, romanized: sakartvelos p'at'riot'ta aliansi - gaertianebuli op'ozitsia) was a right-wing political alliance in Georgia formed around the Alliance of Patriots (APG) party in 2016. The group contested the 2016 parliamentary election passing the 5% threshold and getting 6 seats. Despite the coalition including six parties, four out of the six seats went to APG with the rest going to non-party candidates on its list.[2]
Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, United Opposition საქართველოს პატრიოტთა ალიანსი - გაერთიანებული ოპოზიცია | |
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Abbreviation | APG-UO |
Leaders | Davit Tarkhan Mouravi Irma Inashvili |
Founded | 2016 |
Dissolved | 2016 |
Ideology | Right-wing populism[1] Nationalism[1] Conservatism[1] Nativism[2] Russophilia[2] |
Political position | Right-wing[1] |
Former constituent parties | Alliance of Patriots of Georgia Free Georgia Traditionalists Freedom New Christian-Democrats Political Movement of Law Enforcement and Armed Forces Veterans and Patriots |
Colors | Gold and Red |
Electoral performance
editParliamentary election
editElection | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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2016 | Irma Inashvili | 88,097 | 5.01 | 6 / 150
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new | 3rd | Opposition |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Kucera, Joshua (24 October 2016). "Georgia: Disillusion with Establishment Fuels Rise of Populism". Eurasianet.
- ^ a b c Jelger Groeneveld (15 April 2023). "2016 Elections Parliament of Georgia". East Watch.