Strategy Aghmashenebeli
სტრატეგია აღმაშენებელი
LeaderGiorgi Vashadze
FoundedJune 6, 2016
Split fromUNM
HeadquartersTbilisi, Georgia
IdeologyLiberalism
Progressivism
Reformism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
ColoursRed
Seats in Parliament
2 / 150
Municipal Councilors
8 / 2,068
Seats In Kutaisi City Assembly
1 / 35
Website
aghmashenebeli.ge

Strategy Aghmashenebeli (Georgian: სტრატეგია აღმაშენებელი, romanized: st'rat'egia aghmashenebeli), sometimes translated as Strategy Builder (named after the King David IV of Georgia, also known as David the Builder), is a political party in Georgia founded by Giorgi Vashadze, who along with supporters left the UNM after a party conflict. Strategy Aghmashenebeli has declared itself as following liberal principles. The party took part in the 2016 Georgian parliamentary election in the bloc State for a People, led by Paata Burchuladze, but only obtaining 3.45% of votes, it could not overcome the barrier to enter the Parliament.

The party was originally named as New Georgia. During the 2017 Tbilisi mayoral elections, the party's candidate was its leader Giorgi Vashadze, who came sixth, obtaining 1.95 percent of the vote

During the 2018 presidential elections' campaign, New Georgia joined the largest opposition coalition Strength Is in Unity.

On 30 July 2020, New Georgia changed its name to Strategy Aghmashenebeli. Its new name refers to medieval Georgian monarch Davit Aghmashenebeli (Aghmashenebeli is a Georgia word which is translated as Builder). Ahead of the 2020 parliamentary election, the party and Law and Justice split from Strength in Unity coalition and created their own coalition, which was also named Strategy Aghmashenebeli. The coalition obtained 4 seats in the Georgian Parliament.

The party ran in 2021 local election as a member of the Third Force coalition.[1] On 11 December 2021, Strategy Aghmashenebeli officially became a full member of the ALDE Party.[2]

Electoral performance

Parliamentary election

Election Leader Votes  % Seats +/– Position Government Coalition
2016 Giorgi Vashadze 60,681 3.45
0 / 150
New 6th Extra-parliamentary State for the People
2020 Giorgi Vashadze 60,671 3.15
4 / 150
Increase 4 Increase 5th Opposition Independent

Local election

Election Votes  % Seats +/–
2017[3] 18,426 1.23
1 / 2,043
New
2021[4] 23,629 1.34
8 / 2,068
Increase 7

Seats in Municipal assemblies

Municipal Council Votes  % Seats Status
Kutaisi 2,168 3.27 (#4)
1 / 35
Opposition
Lagodekhi 941 4.99 (#3)
2 / 30
Opposition
Tsageri 316 4.75 (#5)
1 / 30
Opposition
Chiatura 822 4.03 (#4)
1 / 36
Opposition
Tsalka 272 3.1 (#5)
1 / 30
Opposition
Khulo 462 3.16 (#6)
1 / 24
Opposition
Lentekhi 96 3.01 (#8)
1 / 21
Opposition

References

  1. "Local Polls: Smaller Opposition Parties Form the 'Third Force'". Civil Georgia. 2021-08-30.
  2. "ALDE Party – Liberals and Democrats for Europe on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.
  3. https://archiveresults.cec.gov.ge/results/20171021/proporciuli.html
  4. "Არჩევნების შედეგები".


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