Georgian Dream

Georgian Dream –
Democratic Georgia

ქართული ოცნება –
დემოკრატიული საქართველო
Georgian Dream – ; Democratic Georgia ქართული ოცნება – ; დემოკრატიული საქართველო
Chairman	Irakli Garibashvili
Secretary-General	Kakha Kaladze
Honorary Chairman	Bidzina Ivanishvili
Executive Secretary	Mamuka Mdinaradze
Political Secretary	Irakli Kobakhidze
Regional Secretary	Dimitri Samkharadze
Relations with Political Parties Secretary	Gia Volski
Founder	Bidzina Ivanishvili
Founded	21 April 2012
Ideology	Social market economy; Social conservatism;
Political position	Big tent
European affiliation	Party of European Socialists (observer) (2015–2023)
Colours
Slogan	თავისუფლება, სწრაფი განვითარება, კეთილდღეობა ("Freedom, Rapid Development, Welfare")
Seats In Parliament	74 / 150
Municipal Councilors	1,359 / 2,068
Seats In Supreme Council of Adjara	14 / 21
Seats In Tbilisi City Assembly	29 / 50
Seats In Kutaisi City Assembly	18 / 35
Seats In Batumi City Assembly	17 / 35
Municipal Mayors	63 / 64
Website
	gd.ge
	Politics of Georgia; Political parties; Elections;

Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (Georgian: ქართული ოცნება – დემოკრატიული საქართველო, romanized: kartuli otsneba – demok'rat'iuli sakartvelo) is a political party in Georgia. The party was established on 19 April 2012 by politician, billionaire businessman and oligarch^[5] Bidzina Ivanishvili.^[6] Georgian Dream and its partners in a coalition also named Georgian Dream won majorities in the 2012, 2016, and 2020 general elections. The party is currently led by Irakli Garibashvili as Party Chairman and Irakli Kobakhidze as Prime Minister. Even though the party in the past has self-identified as social democrats,^[7] post-2022 Georgian Dream holds stances that have been described as conservative,^[8] populist,^[9] illiberal,^[10] authoritarian,^[11] far-right,^[12] anti-western,^[13] and pro-Russia.^[14]

^ Kakachia, Kornely (2017). The First 100 Days of The Georgian Dream Government: A Reality Check (PDF). Tbilisi, Georgia: Georgian Institute of Politics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^ Zarina Burkadze: Georgia’s Illiberal Forces: Political Polarization against Democracy, The Journal of Illiberalism Studies 2(1):31-45, 2022.
^ "Ruling party endorsed Zurabishvili wins Georgian presidency". Retrieved 6 May 2024. ...candidate of Georgian Dream—seen as Big Tent but self-described as centre-left...
^ Kincha, Shota (11 May 2023). "Georgian Dream renounces affiliation with centre-left EU parliament group". Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ "Bidzina Ivanishvili: Georgia's billionaire 'puppet master' betting the house on Moscow". BBC. 16 May 2024.
^ Stephen Jones (2015). "Preface to the Paperback Edition". Georgia: A Political History Since Independence. I.B.Tauris. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-78453-085-3.
^ Cite error: The named reference realitycheck was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Georgian Dream's Conservative Drift Now Targets Schools". Civil.ge. 14 December 2023.
^ "Georgia's EU bid is being sabotaged by its own government, Brussels fears". Politico. 12 April 2024.
^ "Georgia: Tracing the rise of illiberalism in Tbilisi". Eurasianet. 15 May 2024.
^ "Georgia taking authoritarian turn with adoption of foreign agents legislation". Eurasianet. 14 May 2024.
^ "Perspectives: Unpacking the Georgian government's understanding of "pseudo-liberal ideology", Georgian Dream co-opting far-right ideas". Eurasianet. 8 April 2024.
^ "Freemasons and 'global war party' conspiring against Georgia, ruling party claims". Politico. 19 May 2024.
^ "Who is running Georgia?". Politico. 26 April 2023.

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[1] Kakachia, Kornely (2017). The First 100 Days of The Georgian Dream Government: A Reality Check (PDF). Tbilisi, Georgia: Georgian Institute of Politics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[2] Zarina Burkadze: Georgia’s Illiberal Forces: Political Polarization against Democracy, The Journal of Illiberalism Studies 2(1):31-45, 2022.

[4] "Ruling party endorsed Zurabishvili wins Georgian presidency". Retrieved 6 May 2024. ...candidate of Georgian Dream—seen as Big Tent but self-described as centre-left...

[5] Kincha, Shota (11 May 2023). "Georgian Dream renounces affiliation with centre-left EU parliament group". Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[6] "Bidzina Ivanishvili: Georgia's billionaire 'puppet master' betting the house on Moscow". BBC. 16 May 2024.

[Jones2015-7] Stephen Jones (2015). "Preface to the Paperback Edition". Georgia: A Political History Since Independence. I.B.Tauris. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-78453-085-3.

[realitycheck-8] Cite error: The named reference realitycheck was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[9] "Georgian Dream's Conservative Drift Now Targets Schools". Civil.ge. 14 December 2023.

[10] "Georgia's EU bid is being sabotaged by its own government, Brussels fears". Politico. 12 April 2024.

[11] "Georgia: Tracing the rise of illiberalism in Tbilisi". Eurasianet. 15 May 2024.

[12] "Georgia taking authoritarian turn with adoption of foreign agents legislation". Eurasianet. 14 May 2024.

[pseudo-liberal-13] "Perspectives: Unpacking the Georgian government's understanding of "pseudo-liberal ideology", Georgian Dream co-opting far-right ideas". Eurasianet. 8 April 2024.

[global_war_party-14] "Freemasons and 'global war party' conspiring against Georgia, ruling party claims". Politico. 19 May 2024.

[15] "Who is running Georgia?". Politico. 26 April 2023.

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