Victorious Georgia
Victorious Georgia გამარჯვებული საქართველო | |
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| Leader | Irakli Okruashvili |
| Founded | 11 June 2019 |
| Headquarters | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Ideology | Atlanticism Pro-Europeanism Militarism Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Strength Is in Unity |
| Colours | Yellow and Red |
| Seats in Parliament | 1 / 150 |
Victorious Georgia (Georgian: გამარჯვებული საქართველო, romanized: gamarjvebuli sakartvelo), is a political party in Georgia founded by Irakli Okruashvili, a former Defence Minister of Georgia during Mikheil Saakashvili’s presidency. The party holds one seat in the Georgian Parliament.
History[edit]
The party was formed by Irakli Okruashvili, a former Georgian Defence Minister from Tskhinvali, a capital of Russian-occupied Georgian region, South Ossetia. The party joined the largest opposition coalition Strength Is in Unity and won one seat in the Georgian Parliament in 2020. The party is represented in the parliament by Gubaz Sanikidze.[1]
The leader of party, Irakli Okruashvili, joined Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2022 to fight Russian Invasion of Ukraine.[2]
Political positions[edit]
The party strongly opposes Russian migration to Georgia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Gubaz Sanikidze called the united opposition to adopt “enlightened conservatism” to defeat the ruling Georgian Dream, criticizing "modern neoliberalism" for rejecting "god, faith, homeland and honor", thus failing to mobilize people for struggle. He blamed "modern neoliberalism" (which he differentiated from "old liberalism") for harming the West and thus helping Vladimir Putin to strengthen himself.[3]
Electoral performance[edit]
Parliamentary election[edit]
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government | Coalition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Irakli Okruashvili | 523,127 | 27.18 | 1 / 150
|
New | 2nd | Opposition | Strength is in Unity |
References[edit]
- ^ "Ex-Officials Establish New 'Victorious Georgia' Political Movement". Civil Georgia. 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Georgian ex-defence minister joins Ukraine fight and helps capture Russian tank". Metro. 9 March 2022.
- ^ "სანიკიძე: რწმენა, სამშობლო, ოჯახი და პირადი ღირსება – ლიბერალიზმს არც ერთი არ აქვს". Tabula (in Georgian). 22 September 2022.
