European Socialists ევროპელი სოციალისტები | |
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| Chairman | Fridon Injia |
| Founded | January 9, 2021 |
| Split from | Alliance of Patriots |
| Headquarters | Tbilisi |
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| Colors | Blue and Red |
| Seats In Parliament | 0 / 150 |
| Seats In Martvili Municipal Assembly | 4 / 33 |
| Website | |
| eusocialists.ge | |
European Socialists (Georgian: ევროპელი სოციალისტები, romanized: evrop'eli sotsialist'ebi) is a political party in Georgia. The party was founded on January 9, 2021, by four MPs who defected from the right-wing populist Alliance of Patriots party list. The party was registered in the National Agency of Public Registry on 28 January 2021.
The party represented an opposition in the 10th convocation of Parliament of Georgia from 2021 to 2024, but it failed to receive any seats in the 2024 Georgian parliamentary election as it failed to gather enough signatures to register for the polls.[3] While in Parliament, European Socialists was known for close cooperation with the ruling Georgian Dream government. The party supports the controversial 'foreign agent bill'. The group’s political leanings are a subject to debate among analysts with some seeing the party as social democratic and pro-European, while others argue it is a conservative pro-Russian party.
- ^ Viktor Jørgen Blichfeldt (2023). "Dancing with the Devil: The Populist Radical Right of Georgia and Its Russian Affinity". Universitas Tartuensis.
- ^ a b c d "Parties, Parliaments and Polling Averages - Georgia". Europe Elects.
- ^ "რატომ ეთქვა უარი არჩევნებში რეგისტრაციაზე ფრიდონ ინჯიას, შოთა შალელაშვილის და აკაკი ასათიანის პარტიებს? – ცესკო განცხადებას ავრცელებს". Ambebi.ge. 29 August 2024.