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Iago Khvichia
Iago Khvichia (Georgian: იაგო ხვიჩია; born on May 19, 1982) is a Georgian politician who has served as a member of Parliament since 2020 and chairman of New Political Center — Girchi, a right-libertarian political party, since 2018. Biography Early life and legal career Iago Khvichia was born on May 19, 1982, in Didi Tchqoni, a village in then-Soviet Georgia's Martvili district. In 2004, he graduated from Tbilisi State University with a degree in jurisprudence and became a lawyer, first working for the Association of Young Economists of Georgia, a conservative think-tank, where he specialized in licensing and permitting regulations. In 2007, he joined the public sector and became head of the Legal Department of the Tbilisi Office of the National Agency of Public Registration, a position he kept until 2012. In that position, he was vocal in his criticism of a 2011 bill that granted religious organizations the right to organize as LEPLs (Legal Entities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Georgia
The Parliament of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პარლამენტი, tr) is the supreme national legislature of Georgia. It is a unicameral parliament, currently consisting of 150 members; of these, 120 are proportional representatives and 30 are elected through single-member district plurality system, representing their constituencies. According to the 2017 constitutional amendments, the Parliament will transfer to fully proportional representation in 2024. All members of the Parliament are elected for four years on the basis of universal human suffrage. The Constitution of Georgia grants the Parliament of Georgia a central legislative power, which is limited by the legislatures of the autonomous republics of Adjara and Abkhazia. History The idea of limiting royal power and creating a parliamentary-type body of government was conceived among the aristocrats and citizens in the 12th century Kingdom of Georgia, during the reign of Queen Tamar, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannabis In Georgia (country)
Cannabis in Georgia is legal in terms of its possession and consumption due to a ruling by the Constitutional Court of Georgia on 30 July 2018. This makes Georgia one of the first countries in the world to legalize cannabis for both recreational and medical use, and the only former-communist state in the world to do so. Large scale cultivation and sale of cannabis remains illegal, although there have been active discussions in Georgia's political circles on commercializing marijuana. In the political arena, Girchi and its leader Zurab Japaridze emerged as one of the strongest supporters of more liberal cannabis policies, although this view has then been picked up by other political forces as well to some extent. Cultivation Georgia illegally cultivates some small amounts of cannabis, mostly for local consumption. As of 2005, Georgia also served as a transit route for drugs coming from Central Asia, headed for Russia and Europe. Enforcement Before Georgia legalized cannabis it h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adjara
Adjara ( ka, აჭარა ''Ach’ara'' ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ka, აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა ''Ach’aris Avt’onomiuri Resp’ublik’a'' ), is a political-administrative region of Georgia. Located in the country's southwestern corner, Adjara lies on the coast of the Black Sea near the foot of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, north of Turkey. It is an important tourist destination and includes Georgia's second most populous city of Batumi as its capital. About 350,000 people live on its . Adjara is home to the Adjarians, a regional subgroup of Georgians. The name can be spelled in a number of ways, including ''Ajara'', ''Ajaria'', ''Adjaria'', ''Adzharia'', ''Atchara'' and ''Achara''. Under the Soviet Union, Adjara was part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic as the Adjarian ASSR. The autonomous status of Adjara is guaranteed under article 6 of the Treaty of Kars. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariam Jashi
Mariam Jashi (Georgian: მარიამ ჯაში; born 17 June 1976) is a Georgian politician and senior policymaker in Global Health, Sustainable Development and Innovative Financing. She is the board member of the Global Parliamentarians Network UNITE, Former Member of Parliament of Georgia, Chairperson of the first Parliamentary Fraction of Independent MPs, President of the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development, Chairperson of Education, Science and Culture Committee of the Parliament, Deputy Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs and UNICEF Officer in complex humanitarian and emergency settings. After completing her medical and public health degrees at AIETI and Tbilisi State University, she graduated from Harvard Kennedy School of Government as Edwards S. Mason Fellow. Work experience Currently, Mariam Jashi serves as the Regional Chair for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Global Parliamentarians Network UNITE leading advocacy and int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batumi
Batumi (; ka, ბათუმი ) is the second largest city of Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia's southwest. It is situated in a subtropical zone at the foot of the Caucasus. Much of Batumi's economy revolves around tourism and gambling (it is nicknamed "The Las Vegas of the Black Sea"), but the city is also an important seaport and includes industries like shipbuilding, food processing and light manufacturing. Since 2010, Batumi has been transformed by the construction of modern high-rise buildings, as well as the restoration of classical 19th-century edifices lining its historic Old Town. History Early history Batumi is located on the site of the ancient Greek colony in Colchis called "''Bathus"'' or "''Bathys"'', derived from ( grc-gre, βαθύς λιμεν, ; or , ; lit. the 'deep harbour'). Under Hadrian (), it was converted into a fortified Roman port and later deserted for the fortress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Georgian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 31 October and 21 November 2020 to elect the 150 members of Parliament. The ruling Georgian Dream party led by Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia won re-election for a third term in office, making it the first party in Georgian history to do so. The election also saw a record number of opposition parties elected to parliament. The opposition boycotted the second round of the elections and called on voters to abstain; turnout in the second round was subsequently only 26.29%. Electoral system In the previous election, 150 members of Parliament were elected by two methods; 77 were from a single nationwide constituency using closed list proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold which was to be lowered to 3% for the 2020 election. The other 73 were elected in single-member constituencies using two-round system, in which candidates had to receive over 50% of the valid vote to win in the first round. A second round was held be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Rakviashvili
Alexandre "Sandro" Rakviashvili (Georgian: ალექსანდრე 'სანდრო' რაქვიაშვილი; born on July 19, 1982) is a Georgian economist, professor, and politician. A declared libertarian, he is a member of the Girchi political party and has been a member of the Parliament of Georgia since 2021. Biography Early life and career Alexandre Rakviashvili was born on July 19, 1982, in Tbilisi, at the time the capital of Soviet Georgia. He studied in Russia, where he graduated from the Moscow State University with a degree in economics in 2002 and a master's degree in business management in 2004. He has a doctorate in economic sciences. Rakviashvili's career has largely been associated with the academic sector. From 2016 to 2019, he served as dean of Free University's School of Business, a libertarian institution founded by Kakha Bendukidze. He's been an economics professor at the University of Georgia since 2019. Activism in Girchi Sandro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vakhtang Megrelishvili
Vakhtang "Vakho" Megrelishvili (Georgian: ვახტანგ "ვახო" მეგრელიშვილი, born on February 28, 1972) is a Georgian politician and libertarian activist, a former Deputy Minister of Health, Labor and Social Affairs and a member of Parliament since 2020. He is one of the founders of Girchi, a libertarian political party, and an outspoken unschooling advocate. Biography Early life and career Vakhtang Megrelishvili was born on February 28, 1972, in Telavi, a city in the Kakheti region of then-Soviet Georgia. In 1996, he graduated from the Tbilisi Medical Academy, after which he spent two years in surgical residency. After a short time working as a doctor, he joined the public sector as a staffer for the Health Committee of Parliament in 1999. One year later, he joined the Ministry of Justice, at the time led by Mikheil Saakashvili, as an adviser to its Medical Department. In parallel, Megrelishvili founded the Patients' Rights Union, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girchi - More Freedom
Girchi — More Freedom ( ka, გირჩი — მეტი თავისუფლება, ) is a libertarian political party in Georgia. It was founded by Zurab Japaridze, former chairman of the New Political Center — Girchi. The party supports Atlanticism Atlanticism, also known as Transatlanticism, is the belief in or support for a close relationship between the peoples and governments in Northern America (the United States and Canada) and those in Europe (the countries of the European Union, .... Electoral results Local elections Tbilisi city assembly election results References External links * 2020 establishments in Georgia (country) Liberal parties in Georgia (country) Centre-right parties in Georgia (country) Political parties established in 2020 Political parties in Georgia (country) Pro-European political parties in Georgia (country) {{Georgia-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Pornography
Child pornography (also called CP, child sexual abuse material, CSAM, child porn, or kiddie porn) is pornography that unlawfully exploits children for sexual stimulation. It may be produced with the direct involvement or sexual assault of a child (also known as child sexual abuse images) or it may be simulated child pornography. Abuse of the child occurs during the sexual acts or lascivious exhibitions of genitals or pubic areas which are recorded in the production of child pornography. Child pornography may use a variety of mediums, including writings, magazines, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, video, and video games. Child pornography may be created for profit or other reasons. Laws regarding child pornography generally include sexual images involving prepubescents, pubescent, or post-pubescent minors and computer-generated images that appear to involve them. Most possessors of child pornography who are arrested are found to possess images o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archil Talakvadze
Archil Talakvadze ( ka, არჩილ თალაკვაძე; born 16 January 1983) is a Georgian politician, who is Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia since 25 June 2019. He was the leader of the Georgian Dream parliamentary majority from 2016 to 2019. Early life He studied at the first school of Ozurgeti. In 2006 he graduated from Tbilisi State Medical University, specializing in public health and management, after then he continued studying at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs. In 2015 he passed exam of the London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ... with the Executive Management Program. Career Talakvadze, at various times occupied the following positions: 2006 – 2007 he was the USAID- Project Coordinator; 2007 – 2008 Proj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Dream
Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia ( ka, ქართული ოცნება – დემოკრატიული საქართველო, ''Kartuli ocneba – Demok’rat’iuli Sakartvelo'') is a social democratic 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. History The party evolved from the public movement Georgian Dream, launched by Ivanishvili as a platform for his political activities in December 2011. Since Ivanishvili was not a Georgian citizen at the moment of the party's inaugural session, the lawyer Manana Kobakhidze was elected as an interim, nominal chairman of the Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia. The party also includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
