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 | |
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| Honorary Chairman | Mikheil Saakashvili |
| Leader of Women's Wing | Tinatin Bokuchava |
| Political Secretary | Petre Tsiskarishvili |
| Headquarters | Tbilisi |
| Ideology | Civic nationalism Populism[1] Liberal conservatism[2] Atlanticism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Center-right[3] |
| National affiliation | Strength is in Unity |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (observer) |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Parliament of Georgia | 0 / 150
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| Tbilisi Sakrebulo | 7 / 50
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| Kutaisi Sakrebulo | 5 / 35
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| Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara | 7 / 21
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Electoral performance
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government | Coalition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mikheil Saakashvili | 345,197 | 18.1 | 32 / 150
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new | 3rd | Opposition | Independent |
| 2004 | Nino Burjanadze | 1,027,070 | 67.0 | 135 / 150
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Government | National Movement—Democrats | ||
| 2008 | Davit Bakradze | 1,050,237 | 59.18 | 119 / 150
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Government | Independent | ||
| 2012 | Vano Merabishvili | 873,233 | 40.34 | 65 / 150
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Opposition | Independent | ||
| 2016 | Davit Bakradze | 477,143 | 27.11 | 27 / 150
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Opposition | Independent | ||
| 2020 | Grigol Vashadze | 523,127 | 27.18 | 25 / 150
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Opposition | Strength is in Unity | ||
| 2024 | Tinatin Bokuchava | 211,216 | 10.17 | 8 / 150
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Opposition | Unity – National Movement |
Presidential
| Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
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| # 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
The founder of United National Movement Mikheil Saakashvili
Inaguration of President Mikheil Saakashvili
Zurab Zhvania, the first Prime Minister under the new constitution
Kakha Bendukidze, the Minister of Economic reforms from 2004 to 2008
Aslan Abashidze, the leader of Adjara from 1991 to 2004
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
demonstration in Tbilisi on 7 November 2007
Related pages
References
- ↑ Lecarte, Jacques (January 2015). Georgia: political parties and the EU (PDF) (Report). European Parliamentary Research Service. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2008). "Georgia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ Nodia, Ghia; Pinto Scholtbach, Álvaro (2006), The Political Landscape of Georgia: Political Parties: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects, Eburon, p. 123
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2012-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Official website in English Archived 2012-04-12 at the Wayback Machine