The Democratic Union for Revival (Georgian: დემოკრატიული აღორძინების კავშირი, romanized: demok'rat'iuli aghordzinebis k'avshiri) was a political party in Georgia. The party acquired its current name in 1998, having operated since 1992 under the chairmanship of Aslan Abashidze and the name "Adjaran Union for the rebirth of Georgia" ("საქართველოს აღორძინების აჭარის კავშირი").
Democratic Union for Revival დემოკრატიული აღორძინების კავშირი | |
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Chairperson | Aslan Abashidze |
Founder | Aslan Abashidze |
Founded | 1992 |
Dissolved | 2004 |
Headquarters | Batumi, Adjara |
Ideology | Regionalism |
Colours | Blue |
Party flag | |
The party ceased to exist following the 2004 Adjarian revolution.
Political platform
editThe party represented regional interests and demanded greater autonomy of the bodies of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara from the central government. Its leader was Aslan Abashidze, Adjara's strongman governor who pushed for concentrating his power amid instability in Georgia due to Georgian Civil War, and his independent management of Adjara's economy, lobbying for Adjara to become a "free economic zone".[1] According to the party, the economic growth along with the market economy should be encouraged by the state bodies through social guarantees.
Elections
editParliamentary
editElection | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government | Coalition |
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1995 | Aslan Abashidze | 145,626 | 7.27 | 31 / 235
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New | 3rd | Opposition | Independent |
1999 | Aslan Abashidze | 537,297 | 26.82 | 58 / 235
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27 | 2nd | Opposition | Revival Bloc |
2003 | Aslan Abashidze | 359,769 | 19.54 | 39 / 225
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19 | 2nd | Opposition | Independent |
2004 | Aslan Abashidze | 57,829 | 3.95 | 0 / 150
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39 | 5th | Extra-parliamentary | Independent |
References
edit- ^ Wheatley, Jonathan (2005). Georgia from National Awakening to Rose Revolution. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 9780754645030.