Mamuka Khazaradze, the leader of the Strong Georgia opposition coalition, on Thursday officially announced the party’s list of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections during an event held at the party’s central headquarters in Tbilisi.
The list features 26 candidates who will compete for seats in Georgia’s parliament.
Noticeably absent from the list is Georgia’s 4th President, Giorgi Margvelashvili, who rejoined Strong Georgia on September 25 but declared that legislative work is not his focus. He emphasized that his primary interest lies in active participation in politics rather than holding a parliamentary position. Additionally, the former chairman of the parliament and leader of the Lelo parliamentary group, Davit Usupashvili, is also not included.
The Strong Georgia party list includes several prominent figures such as:
Mamuka Khazaradze – Leader of Strong Georgia
Ana Dolidze – Lawyer, politician, and founder of For the People
Badri Japaridze – Co-founder of Strong Georgia
Ana Natsvlishvili – Member of Parliament
Levan Tsutskiridze – Founder of Freedom Square movement
Irakli Kupradze – General Secretary of Strong Georgia
Ketevan Turazashvili – Member of Citizens parliamentary group
Saba Buadze – Tbilisi City Council member
Salome Samadashvili – Member of Parliament
Davit Rakviashvili – Former Secretary of the Security Council
Tamar Laliashvili – Former judge of the Supreme Court
Grigol Gegelia – Doctor of Political Theory, International Secretary of Strong Georgia
Levan Samushia – Lawyer and member of Strong Georgia political council
Pikria Chikhradze – several time member of Parliament
Giorgi Ushikishvili – Folklorist
Vakhtang Surguladze – Tbilisi City Council member, Strong Georgia political council member
Lana Galdava – Doctor of Law, member of the Political Council of Strong Georgia
Maka Nutsubidze – Lawyer, Doctor of Public Law
Medea Metreveli – Doctor of Philology, Strong Georgia political council member
Aleksandre Elisashvili – Member of Parliament and founder of Citizens party
Bakur Kvashilava – Doctor of Political Science
Agil Mustafaev – Lawyer and civil activist
Irakli Kobalia – Co-founder of Freedom Square
Irakli Utsinashvili – Environmental activist
Giorgi Rekhviashvili – Lawyer and member of Citizens
Oto Parulava – Civil activist and chairman of Lelo youth organization
The deadline for political parties to submit their candidate lists to the Central Election Commission (CEC) is September 26. The parliamentary elections, scheduled for October 26, will be conducted under a fully proportional system. Political parties that cross the 5% vote threshold will earn seats in the Georgian parliament.
This election is anticipated to be a significant milestone in Georgia’s political landscape as various opposition forces, including Strong Georgia, aim to challenge the ruling party’s dominance.
