Unity of Patriots of Georgia

Unity of Patriots of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს პატრიოტთა ერთობა, romanized: sakartvelos p'at'riot'ta ertoba) is declaration for cooperation between different ultraconservative movements in Georgia.

History

In 2016, the similar Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, United Opposition managed to gain 5.01% and thus barely crossed the threshold and became the only party other than Georgian Dream (GD) and the United National Movement (UNM) to do so.^[1] In 2020, Alliance of Patriots of Georgia (with a joint list with Left Alliance)^[2] gained 3.14%, Georgian Idea gained 0.43%, Georgian March gained 0.25% and the Traditionalists led by Akaki Asatiani^[3] gained 0.02%.^[4]

Some parties like Eri called for a union of the ultra-conservative movements.^[5] In January 2022, 40 parties and civic organizations signed the declarations for the United Front of Georgian Patriots.^[6] One of the listed parties, the People's Party denied their involvement instead claiming a pro-western orientation similar to the National Democratic Party.^[7]

On June 24, 2024, ten conservative parties and civic organizations signed the "Declaration of Unity of the Patriots of Georgia," starting a coalition aimed at unifying traditionalist forces to promote a conservative agenda in the next parliament. The declaration invited all individuals who shared this worldview to join, fostering inclusivity while critiquing the dominant narratives of the GD and the UNM, which have "marginalized conservative voices." Its primary goal is to ensure robust representation of conservative values and interests in the Georgian Parliament.^[8][9][10]

On the list of the Alliance of Patriots for the 2024 parliamentary election, there are candidates from the Conservative Movement/Alt-Info, Georgian Idea, the Christian-Democratic Movement, Georgian Mission, the Conservative-Monarchist Party [ka] and National Unity.^[11] The Left Alliance (which signed the 2022 declaration)^[6] submitted their own list.^[12]

References

1. "Summary Protocol of the Central Election Commission of Georgia on the Final Results of 8 October 2016 Parliamentary Elections of Georgia" (PDF). Election Administration of Georgia. 16 November 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
2. "'Patriots' Team up with Leftist Alliance, Present Majoritarian Candidates". Civil Georgia. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
3. "53. "ტრადიციონალისტები"" (PDF) (in Georgian). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
4. "პროპორციული" (in Georgian). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
5. "Levan Vasadze's Quest to Consolidate Georgia's Extreme Right". Civil Georgia. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
6. "Political parties and organizations and their representatives who signed the United Front of Georgian Patriots declarations" (PDF). Civil Georgia. January 2022.
7. "ახალი თაობა 28.03.2022 „პრორუსული ძალების გააქტიურება ხელისუფლების ბრალია"" (in Georgian). 2 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
8. "ირმა ინაშვილი - ხელი მოეწერა პატრიოტთა ერთობის დეკლარაციას, რომლის მიზანია, პარლამენტში შევიდეს ეროვნული, ქართული, კონსერვატიული, ტრადიციონალისტების დღის წესრიგი". 1TV (in Georgian). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
9. ობიექტივი (2024-06-24). საქართველოს პატრიოტთა ერთობა - პრეზენტაცია | 24.06.2024. Retrieved 2024-10-01 – via YouTube.
10. ""პატრიოტთა ალიანსთან" ერთად, ათზე მეტმა პარტიამ საქართველოს პატრიოტთა ერთობის დეკლარაცია წარადგინა | Rustavi2". Rustavi 2 (in Georgian). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
11. "Unofficial pre-election campaign monitoring report for the 2024 parliamentary election" (PDF). ISFED. 4 September 2024. p. 10.
12. "Election Subjects Which Have Their Party Lists Registered for the October 26, 2024 Parliamentary Elections of Georgia" (PDF). 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.