Lelo for Georgia

Lelo for Georgia
ლელო საქართველოსთვის
LeaderMamuka Khazaradze
General SecretaryIrakli Kupradze
Chairman of Political CouncilDavid Usupashvili
FoundedDecember 22, 2019
Merger ofDevelopment Movement
New Rights Party
HeadquartersCentral Station, Tbilisi
Ideology
Political position
National affiliationStrong Georgia
(since 2024)
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party[14]
Colors  Yellow
Seats In Parliament
9 / 150
Municipal Councilors
29 / 2,068
Seats in Tbilisi City Assembly
2 / 50
Website
lelo9.ge

Lelo for Georgia (Georgian: ლელო საქართველოსთვის, romanized: lelo sakartvelostvis, lit. 'Try for Georgia') is a liberal political party in Georgia. It was established in 2019 by two businessmen Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze.[15] Soon after its founding, it attracted a number of prominent political figures and political parties with Development Movement and the New Rights Party merging to form a single political entity.[16]

Lelo participated in the 2020 parliamentary election independently receiving 4 seats in the Georgian parliament. For the 2024 parliamentary election it formed the Strong Georgia coalition with its electoral number being 9. The party's 2024 platform has been placed on the centre-left.[17]

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