Explained: Georgia's Political Parties

A country's political parties can say a lot about its society, government, and values. Unlike many Western countries, which have a diverse political spectrum, Georgia's political parties are largely similar to each other. Why, and, more importantly, what does that say about Georgian society as a whole? Special note: Only each political party's official platform and position is stated in this video. Souces: საარჩევნო პროგრამა--2016 წლის საპარლამენტო არჩევნები. ქართული ოცნება. საქართველოს კონსტიტუცია. საქართველოს პარლამენტი. http://www.parliament.ge/ge/kanonmdeb.... წესდება. საქართველოს რესპუბლიკური პარტია. http://www.republicans.ge/geo/documen.... წესდება. ერთიანი ნაციონალური მოძრაობა. http://www.unm.ge/ge/about-us/cesdeba. Domestic Policy. Alliance of Patriots. http://patriots.ge/our-vision-program/. "Draft Revised Constitution As Adopted By the Parliament Of Georgia At The Second Reading On 23 June 2017." European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission). 19 September 2017. https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/d.... "ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report." Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. 28 February 2019. "Interim Report of the National Democratic Institute--Electoral Observation Mission to Georgia." National Democratic Institute. 02 October 2017. "A story of one march." Civil.ge. 10 July 2019. https://civil.ge/archives/312441. "Tbilisi Pride Announced, Cancelled Again Citing Threats." Civil.ge. 08 July 2019. https://civil.ge/archives/312342. "Void at the Helm: Georgia's ruling party can't rule." Civil.ge 09 July 2019. https://civil.ge/archives/312394. "Georgian Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili To Lead Ruling Party." Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. https://www.rferl.org/a/georgian-bill.... "The Weekend Protests Summarized." Georgia Today. 14 May 2018. http://georgiatoday.ge/news/10269/The.... "Bakaradze: There's a Difference of Opinions Amongst UNM Members." Tabula.ge. 25 December 2016. http://www.tabula.ge/en/story/115900-.... "United National Movement Officially Splits, New Party to be Formed." Tabula.ge. 12 January 2017. http://www.tabula.ge/en/story/116344-....