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10th Parliament Of Georgia
The Tenth convocation of Parliament of Georgia () was elected in the 2020 Georgian parliamentary election. It consisted of 150 deputies. According to the 29 June 2020 constitutional amendment project, the 2020 parliamentary election were held with a mixed electoral system (120 proportional, 30 majoritarian) and a 1% threshold. The bill implied the so-called 40% locking mechanism as well: a party that would receive less than 40.54% support in the elections under the proportional system would not be able to form the government independently. 9 political parties crossed the threshold established by the electoral legislation. Georgian Dream received 48.22% of the vote and 60 proportional and 30 (all) majoritarian mandates, winning the parliamentary majority. The opposition parties declared the elections rigged and refused to enter the parliament. They demanded to hold new elections. The boycott ended after the parties signed the agreement on April 9, 2021. The 10th convocation of Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Georgian Parliament Building (Tbilisi)
The Parliament of Georgia Building ( ka, საქართველოს პარლამენტის შენობა, tr) is the meeting place of the Parliament of Georgia, located in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. It is located in 8 Rustaveli Avenue, close to the foothills of Mount Mtatsminda. The building complex was constructed as the House of Government of Georgian SSR on the site of the demolished 19th-century Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and adjacent churchyard, with burials of the Georgian cadets killed during the Bolshevik invasion of 1921. It consists of two buildings; the "upper" building was designed by Viktor Kokorin and Giorgi Lezhava and built from 1933 to 1938. The "lower" building, along Rustaveli Avenue, was constructed by the same architects with an input from Vladimer Nasaridze from 1946 to 1953. The two buildings are connected with a courtyard, with staircases and fountains. The design of both buildings heavily uses elements of traditional Georgian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
11th Parliament Of Georgia
The Eleventh Convocation of Parliament of Georgia () is the current convocation of the Parliament. According to the Constitution of Georgia (country)#2017–2018 Amendments, 2017 constitutional amendment project, the parliamentary elections in Georgia are held with a proportional representation, fully proportional electoral system and a 5% threshold. This electoral system was first implemented in the 2024 Georgian parliamentary election. The inaugural session of the 11th convocation of the Parliament was held on 25 November 2024. It was opened by Lado Kakhadze, its oldest deputy. The Georgian Dream party holds the majority of seats in the parliament. Parliamentary committees Parliamentary commissions On 4 February 2025, the Parliament of Georgia approved the establishment of the "Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament of Georgia to Investigate the Activities of the United National Movement, Regime in Power in 2003–2012, Political Officials of this Regime, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bidzina Ivanishvili
Bidzina Ivanishvili (; born 18 February 1956), also known as Boris Grigoryevich Ivanishvili, is a French-Georgian businessman, politician and billionaire oligarch. He is founder and the leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party and has ruled Georgia ''de jure'' and ''de facto'' since 2012, after Georgian Dream secured victory in the 2012 Georgian parliamentary election. Since 2024, he has been sanctioned by the United States and several European Union countries "for undermining Georgian democracy and advancing the interests of the Russian Federation".Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia Sanction Ivanishvili, MIA Officials Civil Georgia: 2 December 2024. Ivanishvili is the richest man in Georgia, with his we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2020–2021 Georgian Political Crisis
The 2020–2021 Georgian political crisis was a political crisis in Georgia that resulted from allegations by opposition parties that the 2020 Georgian parliamentary election was rigged. The opposition accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of election fraud and did not recognize the results. They announced protests and parliamentary boycott. The opposition held a rally on November 1, a day after the elections, and called for snap parliamentary elections. On November 2, the eight opposition parties refused to enter parliament. In February 2021, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia resigned over plans to arrest opposition leader Nika Melia, which occurred on 23 February. Protests On November 1, a day after the parliamentary elections, the opposition parties and civil society organizations accused Central Election Commission of falsifying the election results in favour of the ruling Georgian Dream party and started protesting the alleged election fraud. During the protests the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Election Administration Of Georgia
The Election Administration of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს საარჩევნო ადმინისტრაცია, tr; SSA) is a permanent independent non-partisan body responsible for organizing national elections and referendums in Georgia in accordance with the Constitution of Georgia and the Electoral Code of Georgia. Structure The Election Administration of Georgia consists of the Central Election Commission, the Supreme Election Commission of Adjara, and the District and Precinct Election Commissions. * The Central Election Commission (CEC, Georgian: ცენტრალური საარჩევნო კომისია, ცესკო), the supreme body of the Administration, which manages and controls all levels of election commissions. The CEC has 13 members, including a Chairperson, who serve for a five-year term. Five members are elected by the Parliament of Georgia on the recommendation of the President of Georgia, while th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mtavari Arkhi
Mtavari Arkhi ( ka, მთავარი არხი, literally “Main Channel”) was a Georgian television channel. Established on 17 August 2019, it began airing on 9 September 2019. Zaza Okuashvili owned 40% of the channel, Nika Gvaramia owned 12%. Most of the channel's team consisted of people who left Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 ( ka, რუსთავი 2, tr, "Rustavi ori") is a Georgian free-to-air television channel based in Tbilisi, that was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi (hence its name). It is an associate member of the European Broadcasting .... It broadcast throughout Georgia, both terrestrial and via satellite, through cable operators and IP televisions. On 28 April 2025, it was announced that Mtavari Arkhi would cease broadcasting on 1 May 2025. Its staff received a notification about the permanent suspension of its services. Since 15 February 2025 and until the channel's closure, the channel only aired TV series, while all production of live programm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mixed Electoral System
A mixed electoral system is one that uses different Electoral system, electoral systems to elect different seats in a legislature. Most often, this involves a First Past the Post combined with a Proportional representation, proportional component. The results of the combination may be Mixed-member proportional representation, mixed-member proportional (MMP), where the overall results of the elections are proportional, or Mixed-member majoritarian representation, mixed-member majoritarian, in which case the overall results are Semi-proportional representation, semi-proportional, retaining disproportionalities from the majoritarian component. Systems that use multiple types of combinations are sometimes called supermixed. Mixed-member systems also often combine local representation (most often Single-member district, single-member constituencies) with regional or national (Multi-member district, multi-member constituencies) representation, having multiple tiers. This also means vote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Irakli Kobakhidze
Irakli Kobakhidze ( ka, ირაკლი კობახიძე; born 25 September 1978) is a Georgian politician who haa been the 16th Prime Minister of Georgia, prime minister of Georgia since 2024 and has been the Georgian Dream#Leadership, chairman of Georgian Dream since May 2025, having previously served in this role from 2021 to 2024. A member of Georgian Dream, Kobakhidze previously served as a member of the Georgian Parliament from 2016 to 2024, the sixth Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia, chairman of the Parliament of Georgia from 2016 to 2019, and the vice-president of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2020 to 2022. Prior to joining politics, he was a professor at the Tbilisi State University and also worked for Western-funded non-governmental organizations. Kobakhidze is one of the main propagators of the Global War Party conspiracy theory. Kobakhidze government (other), His government accelerated the deterioration of relations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gia Volski
Giorgi (Gia) Volski ( ka, გიორგი (გია) ვოლსკი) (born January 18, 1957) is a Georgian politician currently serving as First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, having held other important positions within parliament from 2012 onwards. Biography Gia Volski, born in Tbilisi, graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1978 with a degree in economics. He worked in the Ministry of Trade from 1978 to 1990 and played a key role in establishing the Georgian Trade Union in 1990-1991. From 1991 to 2004, he served as Deputy Representative of the Government of Georgia to the Russian Federation, followed by a position as Deputy Minister of Conflict Resolution Issues from 2004 to 2006. Between 2007 and 2011, he was active in several NGOs. Since 2012, he has been a prominent leader in the Georgian Dream Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GD), also colloquially known as the Kotsebi, is a Conservatism, conservative and populism, populist List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shalva Papuashvili
Shalva Papuashvili ( ka, შალვა პაპუაშვილი; born 26 January 1976) is a Georgian politician who has served as a member of the Georgian parliament since 2020 and as Speaker of Parliament since 29 December 2021. Biography Papuashvili was born in Tbilisi on 26 January 1976. He majored in the International relations in the Tbilisi State University. After graduating from a bachelor's program in 1998, he left Georgia to study law in the Saarland University. He became the Master of Law in 1999 and the Doctor of Law in 2002. From 1996 to 1998, Papuashvili worked as an assistant to a member of the Parliament of Georgia. From 2000 to 2001, he was an assistant to a lawyer at the law firm "Heimes & Müller". Between 2003 and 2007, he was a senior legal expert at the German Society for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and from 2005 and 2006, he was a civil councilor on defense and security issues, an expert on human rights issues. Between 2007 and 2015, he was a group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kakha Kuchava
Kakhaber Kuchava (born 23 September 1979) is a Georgian politician. Member of Parliament of Georgia since 2016. Speaker of Parliament of Georgia from 27 April 2021 to 24 December 2021. Biography * Mining and Geology Company “Georgian Copper and Gold”, Director General (2015 - 2016) * JSC “Caucasus Minerals”, Director General (2012 - 2016) * International Business Organization “International Chamber of Commerce”, Member of the Board of Directors (2011 - 2015) * International Financial Corporation (IFC), expert of the corporate law (2007 - 2010) * USAID project “Business Environment Reform”, specialist of the corporate and business law (2005 - 2007) * Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia, Head of Legal Department (2005) * Red Cross Society Georgia, Legal Advisor (2005) * Law Firm “Mgaloblishvili, Kipiani, Dzidziguri”, Senior Lawyer (2001 - 2004) * Red Cross Society Georgia, Legal Advisor (2001 - 2002) References External links Parliament of Georgia 1979 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Archil Talakvadze
Archil Talakvadze ( ka, არჩილ თალაკვაძე; born 16 January 1983) is a Georgian politician, who served as a Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia during 9th and 10th convocations since 25 June 2019. He was a leader of the Georgian Dream parliamentary majority from 2016 to 2019. Early life He graduated from the Public School N1 of Ozurgeti - the school which has a 180 years of history and is one of the oldest in Georgia. 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 The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ... with the Executive Management Program. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
