The Unified Communist Party of Georgia (, ''Sakartvelos Ertiani Komunisturi Partia'', abbreviated ''SEKP'') is a

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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

. It was founded in June 1994 through the merger of the

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, the

Georgian Workers Communist Party Georgian Workers Communist Party was a political party in Georgia. The chairman of the party was Panteleimon Giorgadze. In 1994 the party merged into the United Communist Party of Georgia. Communist parties in Georgia (country) Georgia Geor ...

and the

Union of Communists of Georgia Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

. The party is member of

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. The party was led by Panteleimon Giorgadze. His son

Igor Giorgadze Igor Panteleimonovich Giorgadze ( ka, იგორ პანტელეიმონის გიორგაძე; born 23 July 1950) is a Georgian politician-in-exile, a former Minister of State Security (1993–1995) and the current leader of th ...

was forced into exile after being accused of plotting to assassinate

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 for ...

. The party publishes ''Komunisti''.

References

1994 establishments in Georgia (country) Communist parties in Georgia (country) International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties Neo-Sovietism Political parties established in 1994 Political parties in Georgia (country) {{Georgia-party-stub