Politics of Georgia

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Politics of Georgia refers to the governmental system, political institutions, parties, and processes that shape the governance and public policy of the country of Georgia.

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instanceOf politics by country
politics of a sovereign state
antiCorruptionEfforts significant reforms in 2000s targeting petty corruption
capitalCity Tbilisi
conflictIssue territorial disputes with de facto authorities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
constitutionalSystem semi-presidential elements historically, now predominantly parliamentary
country Georgia
dominantPoliticalOrientation pro‑European and pro‑NATO among major parties
electoralSystemParliament mixed proportional and majoritarian system (varied over time)
executiveBranch Government of Georgia
executiveSeat Tbilisi
foreignPolicyGoal integration into the European Union
membership in NATO
hasAutonomousRegion Adjara
hasBreakawayRegion Abkhazia
South Ossetia
hasConstitution Constitution of Georgia
hasConstitutionalCourt Constitutional Court of Georgia
hasElectoralCommission Central Election Commission of Georgia
hasGovernmentForm unitary parliamentary republic
hasOngoingIssue polarization between ruling party and opposition
hasPoliticalParty Alliance of Patriots of Georgia
European Georgia
Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia
linked to: Georgian Dream

Lelo for Georgia
Strategy Aghmashenebeli
United National Movement
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of Georgia
headOfState President of Georgia
highestCourt Supreme Court of Georgia
historicalEvent Rose Revolution of 2003
linked to: Rose Revolution
isMemberOf Council of Europe
Organization for Security and Co‑operation in Europe
United Nations
judicialBranch Judiciary of Georgia
legislativeBody Parliament of Georgia
legislatureType unicameral parliament
localGovernmentForm municipal self‑government units
mediaEnvironment pluralistic but politically polarized media landscape
oversightInstitution Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia
parliamentTermLength 4 years
partySystem multi‑party system
politicalSpectrum includes liberal, conservative, nationalist, and social‑democratic parties
postSovietTransition transition from Soviet republic to independent state in 1991
presidentElectionMethod indirect election by electoral college (after 2018)
presidentTermLength 6 years (after 2018 reforms)
primeMinisterAppointment appointed by Parliament of Georgia
roseRevolutionEffect peaceful change of government and reforms under Mikheil Saakashvili
votingSystem universal suffrage for citizens 18 years and older

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Prime Minister of Georgia category Politics of Georgia
Mikheil Saakashvili notableWork Police and public sector reforms in Georgia
subject linked to: Saakashvili
linked to: Politics of Georgia