Progress and Freedom პროგრესი და თავისუფლება | |
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| Leader | Kakha Okriashvili Tsezar Chocheli |
| Founded | 10 August 2020 |
| Headquarters | Tbilisi |
| Ideology | Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Strength Is in Unity |
| Colours | Orange |
| Parliament | 2 / 150 |
| Seats in Dmanisi Municipal Assembly | 1 / 30 |
| Website | |
| Facebook page | |
Progress and Freedom (Georgian: პროგრესი და თავისუფლება, romanized: p'rogresi da tavisupleba) is a political party in Georgia. The party was founded by Kakha Okriashvili and Tsezar Chocheli In 2020.[1] In September 2020, the party joined the coalition Strength Is in Unity.[2]
The coalition nominated both party founders as majoritarian candidates during the 2020 parliamentary election. Kakha Okriashvili received 23,666 votes (39.55%) in the #14 majoritarian constituency and took second place. Tsezar Chocheli was nominated in the #11 majoritarian constituency, where he received 17,134 votes (33.78%) and passed to the second round, but refused to participate; nevertheless his last name was on the ballot paper and received 2,076 (7.47%) votes in the second round.[3] Kakha Okriashvili and Tsezar Chocheli refused to enter parliament on party lists (entirely with the opposition, citing rigged elections).
Electoral performance
Parliamentary election
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government | Coalition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kakha Okriashvili | 523,127 | 27.18 | 2 / 150
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New | 2nd | Opposition | Strength Is in Unity |
Local elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,033 | 0.06 | 2 / 2,068
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New |
References
- ^ "კახა ოქრიაშვილმა და ცეზარ ჩოჩელმა პარტია შექმნეს". formulanews.ge.
- ^ ""ძალა ერთობაშიას" პარტია "პროგრესი და თავისუფლება" შეუერთდა".
- ^ "არჩევნების შედეგები". Jan 4, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-04.
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