Progress and Freedom
პროგრესი და თავისუფლება
LeaderKakha Okriashvili
Tsezar Chocheli
Founded10 August 2020 (2020-08-10)
HeadquartersTbilisi
IdeologyPro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre
National affiliationStrength Is in Unity
Colours  Orange
Parliament
2 / 150
Seats in Dmanisi Municipal Assembly
1 / 30
Website
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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
New 2nd Opposition Strength Is in Unity

Local elections

Election Votes  % Seats +/–
2021 1,033 0.06
2 / 2,068
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References

  1. "კახა ოქრიაშვილმა და ცეზარ ჩოჩელმა პარტია შექმნეს". formulanews.ge.
  2. ""ძალა ერთობაშიას" პარტია "პროგრესი და თავისუფლება" შეუერთდა".
  3. "არჩევნების შედეგები". Jan 4, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-04.
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