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The National Forum (
Georgian: ეროვნული ფორუმი,
romanized: erovnuli porumi) is a political party in
Georgia established on December 15, 2006 by the former diplomat
Kakha Shartava. He is the son of
Zhiuli Shartava, a Georgian politician in
Abkhazia, killed by the Abkhaz militias during the
secessionist war in the region in 1993. Several veteran politicians such as
Revaz Shavishvili,
Irakli Melashvili and
Gubaz Sanikidze also joined the party.
[1]
Party political council of the organizational members are: Kakhaber Shartava, Gubaz Sanikidze, Revaz Shavishvili, Irakli Melashvili, Nodar Javakhishvili and Irakli Gobejishvili. A leading Party member was economic expert Niko Orvelashvili who died on 15 January 2010.
The party advocates a
parliamentary republic as a form of government in Georgia. Unlike most other Georgian political parties, it does not support Georgia’s aspiration to join
NATO, and argues Georgia should be a "neutral country."
[2] The National Forum was a member of the United Opposition alliance which staged mass
anti-government demonstrations in November 2007 and ran on an opposition ticket in the
parliamentary election in May 2008. For the 2012 elections it was part of the
Georgian Dream alliance that won the election against United National Movement. On April 3, 2016 National Forum left coalition after party convention, majority of members voted to leave
Georgian Dream.
In 2017, Nation Forum, together with
Davit Usupashvili and other former members of
Republican Party of Georgia found
Development Movement.
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The National Forum (
Georgian: ეროვნული ფორუმი,
romanized: erovnuli porumi) is a political party in
Georgia established on December 15, 2006 by the former diplomat
Kakha Shartava. He is the son of
Zhiuli Shartava, a Georgian politician in
Abkhazia, killed by the Abkhaz militias during the
secessionist war in the region in 1993. Several veteran politicians such as
Revaz Shavishvili,
Irakli Melashvili and
Gubaz Sanikidze also joined the party.
[1]
Party political council of the organizational members are: Kakhaber Shartava, Gubaz Sanikidze, Revaz Shavishvili, Irakli Melashvili, Nodar Javakhishvili and Irakli Gobejishvili. A leading Party member was economic expert Niko Orvelashvili who died on 15 January 2010.
The party advocates a
parliamentary republic as a form of government in Georgia. Unlike most other Georgian political parties, it does not support Georgia’s aspiration to join
NATO, and argues Georgia should be a "neutral country."
[2] The National Forum was a member of the United Opposition alliance which staged mass
anti-government demonstrations in November 2007 and ran on an opposition ticket in the
parliamentary election in May 2008. For the 2012 elections it was part of the
Georgian Dream alliance that won the election against United National Movement. On April 3, 2016 National Forum left coalition after party convention, majority of members voted to leave
Georgian Dream.
In 2017, Nation Forum, together with
Davit Usupashvili and other former members of
Republican Party of Georgia found
Development Movement.