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The '''Movement for United Georgia''' is a (non-registered) [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]n [[list of political parties in Georgia|political party]] founded by former Defense Minister [[Irakli Okruashvili]] on |
The '''Movement for United Georgia''' is a (non-registered) [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]n [[list of political parties in Georgia (country)|political party]] founded by former Defense Minister [[Irakli Okruashvili]] on 27 September 2007. It was opposed to [[President of Georgia|President]] [[Mikheil Saakashvili]]'s alleged [[Democratic backsliding|trend towards authoritarianism]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav092707.shtml |title=EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Georgia: President Silent, While Key Opposition Party Takes Shape |access-date=2007-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216134633/http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav092707.shtml |archive-date=2007-12-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Okruashvili was arrested on September 28, 2007, which led to [[2007 Georgian demonstrations|anti-government demonstrations]]. |
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The party was officially inaugurated on |
The party was officially inaugurated on December 15, 2007, and Gia Tortladze, member of the [[Parliament of Georgia]] as its chairman, while Irakli Okruashvili, who is currently in custody in [[Germany]], was elected an "honorary chairman". |
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The Movement for United Georgia, as a member of the nine-party opposition coalition "National Council", backed [[Levan Gachechiladze]] for the |
The Movement for United Georgia, as a member of the nine-party opposition coalition "National Council", backed [[Levan Gachechiladze]] for the January 5, 2008 [[2008 Georgian presidential election|presidential elections]].<ref>[http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=16587 Okruashvili's Party Inaugurated]. Civil Georgia. 2007-12-15</ref> |
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The Movement for United Georgia is a (non-registered) Georgian political party founded by former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili on 27 September 2007. It was opposed to President Mikheil Saakashvili's alleged trend towards authoritarianism.[1] Okruashvili was arrested on September 28, 2007, which led to anti-government demonstrations.
The party was officially inaugurated on December 15, 2007, and Gia Tortladze, member of the Parliament of Georgia as its chairman, while Irakli Okruashvili, who is currently in custody in Germany, was elected an "honorary chairman".
The Movement for United Georgia, as a member of the nine-party opposition coalition "National Council", backed Levan Gachechiladze for the January 5, 2008 presidential elections.[2]
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[edit]- ^ "EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Georgia: President Silent, While Key Opposition Party Takes Shape". Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ Okruashvili's Party Inaugurated. Civil Georgia. 2007-12-15
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