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United National Movement (Georgia)

United National Movement (Georgian: ერთიანი ნაციონალური მოძრაობა, Ertiani Natsionaluri Modzraoba, ENM) is a political party in Georgia founded by Mikheil Saakashvili which rose to power following the Rose Revolution. Was ruling party from 2004 to 2012.

ერთიანი ნაციონალური მოძრაობა
Honorary ChairmanMikheil Saakashvili
Leader of Women's WingTinatin Bokuchava
Political SecretaryPetre Tsiskarishvili
HeadquartersTbilisi
IdeologyCivic nationalism
Populism[1]
Liberal conservatism[2]
Atlanticism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCenter-right[3]
National affiliationStrength is in Unity
European affiliationEuropean People's Party (observer)
International affiliationInternational Democrat Union
Colors  Red and   White
Parliament of Georgia
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Tbilisi Sakrebulo
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Kutaisi Sakrebulo
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Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara
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Website
unm.ge

Electoral performance

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government Coalition
2003 Mikheil Saakashvili 345,197 18.1
32 / 150
 new 3rd Opposition Independent
2004 Nino Burjanadze 1,027,070 67.0
135 / 150
 Increase 103 Increase 1st Government National Movement—Democrats
2008 Davit Bakradze 1,050,237 59.18
119 / 150
 11px 16 Steady 1st Government Independent
2012 Vano Merabishvili 873,233 40.34
65 / 150
 11px 54 11px 2nd Opposition Independent
2016 Davit Bakradze 477,143 27.11
27 / 150
 11px 38 Steady 2nd Opposition Independent
2020 Grigol Vashadze 523,127 27.18
25 / 150
 Increase 9 Steady 2nd Opposition Strength is in Unity
2024 Tinatin Bokuchava 211,216 10.17
8 / 150
 11px 17 11px 3rd Opposition Unity – National Movement

Presidential

Election year Candidate 1st round 2nd round
# of overall votes % of overall vote # of overall votes % of overall vote
2004 Mikheil Saakashvili 1,692,728 96% (#1)
2008 Mikheil Saakashvili 1,060,042 53.73% (#1)
2013 David Bakradze 354,103 21,72% (#2)
2018 Grigol Vashadze 601,224 37.74% (#2) 780,680 40.48% (#2)

Further reading

  • Ghia Nodia, Álvaro Pinto Scholtbach: The Political Landscape of Georgia: Political Parties: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects. Eburon, Delft 2006, ISBN 90-5972-113-6
  • Lincoln A. Mitchell: Uncertain Democracy: U.S. Foreign Policy and Georgia's Rose Revolution. University of Pennsylvania Press 2008, ISBN 0-8122-4127-4

United National Movement (Georgia) Media

  • President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi, March 22, 2008.jpg

    The founder of United National Movement Mikheil Saakashvili

  • Tbilisi, Rose Revolution 2003.

  • Amtseinführung Saakaschwili.jpg

    Inaguration of President Mikheil Saakashvili

  • Zurab zhavnia senate.JPG

    Zurab Zhvania, the first Prime Minister under the new constitution

  • KakhaBendukidze.jpg

    Kakha Bendukidze, the Minister of Economic reforms from 2004 to 2008

  • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Abashidze & Yurchikhin (2002) (cropped).jpg

    Aslan Abashidze, the leader of Adjara from 1991 to 2004

  • Eduard Kokoity in 2009.jpg

    Eduard Kokoity, De facto president of Georgia's breakaway territory South Ossetia from 2001 to 2011

  • Irakli Okruashvili, the former Defence Minister and the leader of the opposition Movement for United Georgia party

  • Demonstrations in Tbilisi, Georgia. 7 November 2007.jpg

    demonstration in Tbilisi on 7 November 2007

  • 2008 Russo-Georgian War.svg

    Map of the Georgian and Russian military offensive

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ Lecarte, Jacques (January 2015). Georgia: political parties and the EU (PDF) (Report). European Parliamentary Research Service. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2008). "Georgia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ↑ Nodia, Ghia; Pinto Scholtbach, Álvaro (2006), The Political Landscape of Georgia: Political Parties: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects, Eburon, p. 123

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