The Greens Party of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს მწვანეთა პარტია, romanized: sakartvelos mts'vaneta p'art'ia) is a political party in Georgia. It is led by Giorgi Gachechiladze.
Greens Party of Georgia საქართველოს მწვანეთა პარტია | |
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| Leader | Giorgi Gachechiladze |
| Founded | 10 December 1989 |
| Ideology | Green politics Green conservatism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Georgian Dream (2012-2020) |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| Parliament | 0 / 150 |
Its success has varied - having 11 out of 235 members of parliament in 1992 and having been part of the governing coalition in 1995. When it stood independently in 1999 it only received 0.55% of the vote. It stood as part of Eduard Shevardnadze's coalition in the annulled 2003 elections.
In 2012, the party joined the Georgian Dream coalition, electing 6 MPs at the 2012 election and at the 2016 election, but left the coalition before the 2020 parliamentary election.
The party is a member of the European Green Party and of the Global Greens.
Results in elections
Parliamentary election
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government | Coalition |
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| 1990 | — | 71,602 | 3.10 | 0 / 225 | New | 4th | Opposition | Freedom Bloc |
| 1992 | Giorgi Baramidze | 113,028 | 4.91 | 11 / 225 |  11 | 7th | Opposition | Independent |
| 1995 | — | 504,586 | 25.19 | 2 / 225 |  9 | 1st | Government | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
| 1999 | — | 11,400 | 0.57 | 0 / 225 | 2 | 9th | Extra-parliamentary | Independent |
| 2008 | Giorgi Gachechiladze | 15,839 | 0.89 | 0 / 150 |  | 7th | Extra-parliamentary | Christian-Democratic Alliance |
| 2012 | Giorgi Gachechiladze | 1,184,612 | 54.97 | 6 / 150 | 6 | 1st | Government | Georgian Dream |
| 2016 | Giorgi Gachechiladze | 857,394 | 48.65 | 6 / 150 | | 1st | Government | Georgian Dream |
| 2020 | Giorgi Gachechiladze | 1,305 | 0.07 | 0 / 150 | 6 | 35th | Extra-parliamentary | Independent |
See also
External links
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