Strategy Aghmashenebeli სტრატეგია აღმაშენებელი | |
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| Leader | Giorgi Vashadze |
| Founded | 6 June 2016 |
| Registered | 8 July 2016[1] |
| Split from | United National Movement |
| Headquarters | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[3][6] |
| National affiliation | Unity – National Movement (since 2024) Third Force (2021) Strength is in Unity (2018–2020) State for the People (2016) |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party[7] |
| Colors | Red |
| Seats in Parliament | 2 / 150 |
| Municipal Councilors | 8 / 2,068 |
| Seats In Kutaisi City Assembly | 1 / 35 |
| Website | |
| aghmashenebeli | |
Yes to Europe – Strategy Aghmashenebeli (Georgian: კი ევროპას – სტრატეგია აღმაშენებელი, romanized: k'i evrop'as – st'rat'egia aghmashenebeli), sometimes translated as Strategy Builder (named after the King David IV of Georgia, also known as David the Builder) is a centrist pro-Western political party in Georgia. Originally going by the name New Georgia (Georgian: ახალი საქართველო, romanized: akhali sakartvelo), it was founded in 2016 by Giorgi Vashadze, who along with supporters split from United National Movement.
Strategy Aghmashenebeli was a part of State for the People coalition for the 2016 parliamentary election receiving 3.45% of the vote, failing to pass the 5% threshold required to enter the parliament. The party subsequently joined Strength is in Unity coalition supporting Grigol Vashadze's failed candidacy in the 2018 presidential election. It took part in the 2020 parliamentary election under a bloc by the same winning three seats and finishing in the fifth place. It is running in the 2024 parliamentary election as a part of Unity – National Movement coalition with its electoral number being 5.
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- ^ a b "Georgia - 3 Political Parties". European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity.
- ^ a b Dr. Maia Urushadze; Dr. Tamar Kiknadze (2–4 July 2021). "The Relevance of the Actual Values of the Political Actors of Georgia with the Ideologies Declared by Them". Diamond Scientific Publishing.
- ^ "Georgia - Parliamentary Elections". Center for Strategic & International Studies.
- ^ "Georgia's Political Landscape". Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 18 October 2021.
- ^ "ALDE Member Parties". aldeparty.eu.