Georgian Labour Party

Georgian political party

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Georgian Labour Party

საქართველოს ლეიბორისტული პარტია

Chairman| Shalva Natelashvili
Secretary-General| Giorgi Gugava
Founded| August 1995
Headquarters| I. Javakhishvili 88, Tbilisi
Youth wing| Labour Youth
Women's wing| Labourist Women in Georgia
Membership| 26,000
Ideology| Social democracy[1]
Left-wing populism
Pro-Europeanism
Political position| Centre-left[1]
National affiliation| United National Council (2007-2008)
Colours|  Red
Blue
Seats in Parliament|

0 / 150

Municipal Councilors|

3 / 2,043

Website
www.labour.ge

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The Georgian Labour Party (Georgian: საქართველოს ლეიბორისტული პარტია, romanized: sakartvelos leiborist'uli p'art'ia, SLP) is a political party in Georgia that was founded in 1995 by Shalva Natelashvili.

## History[edit]

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### 1998 Local Elections[edit]

In the 1998 local elections, the party received 20% of the votes.

### 1999 Parliamentary Elections[edit]

The Labor Party received 7% in the 1999 parliamentary elections. The party blamed the authorities for rigging the elections.[2]

### 2002 Local Self-Government Elections[edit]

In the 2002 Local Self-Government Elections, the party won the majority of seats (26%) in the Tbilisi City Assembly.

### 2003 Parliamentary Elections[edit]

The Georgian Labour Party received 12% in the 2003 parliamentary elections, which translated into 20 parliamentary mandates.

### 2008 Parliamentary Elections[edit]

The Georgian Labour Party received 7.4% of the popular vote in the 2008 parliamentary elections.

## Electoral performance[edit]

### Parliamentary[edit]

Election  | Leader  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–  | Position  | Government

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1999 | Shalva Natelashvili | 140,595  | 7.02  |

2 / 235

|  2  |  4th  | Opposition
2003 | Shalva Natelashvili | 229,900  | 12.04  |

20 / 235

|  18  |  4th  | Opposition
2004 | Shalva Natelashvili | 89,981  | 6.01  |

4 / 150

|  16  |  4th  | Opposition
2008 | Shalva Natelashvili | 132,092  | 7.44  |

6 / 150

|  2  |  4th  | Opposition
2012 | Shalva Natelashvili | 26,759  | 1.24  |

0 / 150

|  6  |  4th  | Extra-parliamentary
2016 | Shalva Natelashvili | 55,208  | 3.14  |

0 / 150

|  0  |  7th  | Extra-parliamentary
2020 | Shalva Natelashvili | 19,314  | 1.00  |

1 / 150

|  1  |  9th  | Opposition

### Presidential[edit]

Election year  | Candidate  | Results

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# of overall votes  | % of overall vote
2008 | Shalva Natelashvili | 128,589  | 6.49 (#4)
2013 | Shalva Natelashvili | 46,958  | 2.88 (#4)
2018 | Shalva Natelashvili | 59,651  | 3.74 (#4)

### Local election[edit]

Election  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–

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2014[3] | 48,862  | 3.45  |  |
2017[4] | 49,130  | 3.27  |

17 / 2,043

2021[5] | 24,329  | 1.38  |

3 / 2,068

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## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Nodia, Ghia; Pinto Scholtbach, Álvaro (2006), The Political Landscape of Georgia: Political Parties: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects, Eburon, p. 123
2. ^ https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/4/c/15612.pdf. `{{cite news}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
3. ^ https://archiveresults.cec.gov.ge/results/2014/index.html
4. ^ https://archiveresults.cec.gov.ge/results/20171021/proporciuli.html
5. ^ "Არჩევნების შედეგები". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Shalva Natelashvili Facebook Page

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Political parties in Georgia

Parliamentary majority|

* Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia
* People's Power

Parliamentary opposition|

* Strength Is in Unity
* United National Movement
* State for the People
* Progress and Freedom
* National Democratic Party
* Victorious Georgia
* For Georgia
* New Political Center — Girchi
* Strategy Aghmashenebeli
* European Socialists
* Lelo for Georgia
* Citizens
* Republican Party of Georgia
* Law and Justice

Extra-parliamentary parties|

| Parties with local representation|

* Ahali
* European Georgia
* Alliance of Patriots of Georgia
* Georgian Labour Party
* Girchi — More Freedom
* For the People
* Free Georgia

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Unrepresented|

* Droa
* Free Democrats
* National Forum
* Georgian March
* Georgian Idea
* Democratic Movement – United Georgia
* European Democrats
* Greens Party of Georgia
* Freedom
* Social Democrats for the Development of Georgia
* Georgian Troupe
* Union of Georgian Traditionalists
* Conservative Party of Georgia
* Christian-Democratic Movement
* Industry Will Save Georgia
* People's Party
* Ilia Chavchavadze Society
* Solidarity Alliance of Georgia
* Unified Communist Party of Georgia
* Communist Party of Georgia
* New Communist Party of Georgia

Defunct|

* Round Table—Free Georgia
* National Independence Party of Georgia
* Union of Citizens of Georgia
* Democratic Union for Revival
* People's Front
* Movement for United Georgia
* Unity
* Intellectuals League of Georgia
* New Rights Party
* Rightist Opposition
* Development Movement
* The Way of Georgia
* Burjanadze-Democrats
* Democratic Party
* Peace
* Merab Kostava Society
* 11 October Bloc
* Unity Bloc
* Charta 91
* Socialist Party of Georgia
* United National Council
* Alliance for Georgia
* Georgian Party

Historical|

* Social Democratic Party of Georgia
* Georgian Socialist-Federalist Revolutionary Party
* Mesame Dasi

Banned|

* Communist Party of Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Centrist Party
* Conservative Movement

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