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The New Rights Party (NRP) ( ka, ახალი მემარჯვენეები, ''Akhali Memarjveneebi''), also translated as New Conservative Party (NCP), was a
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
in
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. It was an associate member of the
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and applicant of the European People's Party. On , the New Rights Party joined the
Republican Party of Georgia The Republican Party of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს რესპუბლიკური პარტია, ''sakartvelos resp'ublik'uri part'ia''), commonly known as the Republicans (რესპუბლიკელებ ...
in a new opposition alliance. Both parties united in "The Alliance for Georgia" led by
Irakli Alasania Irakli Alasania ( ka, ირაკლი ალასანია) (born 21 December 1973) is a Georgian politician, soldier and former diplomat who served as the Minister of Defense of Georgia from 2012 to 2014. He was Georgia's Ambassador to th ...
, Georgia's ex-envoy to the
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in February 2009. Following the establishment of
Lelo for Georgia Lelo for Georgia () is a centrist liberal political party in Georgia that was created at the end of 2019 by businessmen Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze. The party has attracted a number of prominent political figures and parties (through me ...
political party in 2019, both
David Usupashvili David Usupashvili ( ka, დავით უსუფაშვილი, ''Davit Usupašvili'') (born March 5, 1968) is a Georgian lawyer and politician who was the chairman of the Parliament of Georgia from 2012 to 2016. He served as the chairm ...
's Development Movement and the New Rights Party merged with the new party and became part of Lelo for Georgia.


Establishment

The idea to establish the NRP began to emerge during the time when
Eduard Shevardnadze Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze ( ka, ედუარდ ამბროსის ძე შევარდნაძე}, romanized: ; 25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014) was a Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat who governed Georgia fo ...
was still
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and his Citizens’ Union of Georgia (CUG) was an influential force on the political stage of the country. After formation, despite small membership, the New Faction (at that point there were only ten members) managed to significantly change the situation in the Parliament. The original membership of the New Faction consisted of
David Gamkrelidze David Gamkrelidze or Davit Gamqrelidze ( ka, დავით გამყრელიძე; born April 2, 1964 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian politician, leader of the New Rights Party of Georgia, Member of Parliament since 1999, member of committee ...
(chairman), Levan Gachechiladze, Pikria Chikhradze, Gia Karkarashvili, Irakli Iashvili, David Saganelidze, David Koghuashvili, Dodo Shelia,
Giorgi Kvirikashvili Giorgi Kvirikashvili ( ka, გიორგი კვირიკაშვილი; born 20 July 1967) 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 ...
, and Valeri Kvaratskhelia. On , on the basis of the New Faction, New Movement, and Neo-Conservative Union, a new political partythe New Conservative Party of Georgiawas formed. Levan Gachechiladze was elected as NRP chairman and
David Gamkrelidze David Gamkrelidze or Davit Gamqrelidze ( ka, დავით გამყრელიძე; born April 2, 1964 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian politician, leader of the New Rights Party of Georgia, Member of Parliament since 1999, member of committee ...
as co-chairman.


Elections

In only a year from its formation, the New Rights Party achieved considerable results. In the local elections held on , NRP came out first nationwide and third in Tbilisi. After the victory in the local elections, the party set itself preparing for the parliamentary elections. A few months prior to the parliamentary elections, the NRP 2nd Congress elected David Gamkrelidze as a new chairman. The New Conservatives managed to successfully overcome the established seven per cent threshold. A number of parties boycotted the election results accusing the authorities of fraud. This triggered fierce public discontent nationwide, which eventually resulted in the toppling of Shevardnadze's regime in the
Rose Revolution The Rose Revolution or Revolution of Roses ( ka, ვარდების რევოლუცია, tr) was a nonviolent change of power that occurred in Georgia in November 2003. The event was brought about by widespread protests over the ...
. Despite the just outrage of the people, the NRP considered it unacceptable that the government should be changed by means of street demonstrations, as they believed it to be unconstitutional. Participating in the repeat elections of 2004, the New Conservatives passed the seven per cent threshold once again. The NRP united with another center-right partyIndustry will Save Georgiaand formed a Coalition
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.


See also

* :New Rights Party politicians


References

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