Georgian March

Georgian March
ქართული მარში
LeaderSandro Bregadze
Secretary-GeneralIrakli Shikhiashvili
Founded2 July 2020
HeadquartersTbilisi
Membership2,000–5,500
Ideology
Political positionFar-right[10]
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church
Colors  Black and   Red
SloganFight for the Georgian identity and for Georgia
Seats in Parliament
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Georgian March (Georgian: ქართული მარში, romanized: kartuli marshi, GM) is a far-right political party and social movement in Georgia. It was founded as an NGO in 2017 following the protests of the same name and transformed into a political party in 2020 ahead of the parliamentary election in the same year.[2] The party is led by Sandro Bregadze.[6]

Georgian March is primarily known for its rallies which have been described as violent and aggressive.[4][9][11] It's protests mainly center around opposition to LGBT rights and immigration as well as defending traditional Christian values.[4][12][13] The group has been described as racist, xenophobic, Islamophobic, and homophobic and has been accused of hate speech and sparking ethnic tensions in the country.[1][4][7][11] The movement's foreign policy is generally placed as being Eurosceptic and pro-Russian.[1][4][5][7]

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  2. ^ a b "Nativist 'Georgian March' Movement Becomes Political Party". Civil Georgia. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ ""საქართველო ნეიტრალური ქვეყანაა!" – 11 პარტია პატრიოტთა ერთიან ფრონტს ქმნის" (in Georgian). 25 January 2022.
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  5. ^ a b Givi Silagadze (May 2020). "Is Georgian Populism Eurosceptic?" (PDF). Georgian Institute of Politics.
  6. ^ a b "Far right group has patrolled Tbilisi streets for the last week". 6 March 2018.
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  8. ^ "Far Right Georgian March Announces Hunger Strike". Georgia Today on the Web. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b Shota Kincha (3 November 2020). "Were the far-right the biggest losers in Georgia's election?". OC Media.
  10. ^ [4][6][7][8][9]
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  12. ^ "The Georgian March against migrants and NATO". JAMnews. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ Pertaia, Luka. "Who was in and who was out in Tbilisi's far-right March of Georgians [Analysis]". OC Media. Retrieved 6 May 2018.