Free Democrats (Georgia)
Free Democrats თავისუფალი დემოკრატები | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Tamar Kekenadze |
| Secretary-General | Emzar Kakulia |
| Founder | Irakli Alasania |
| Founded | 16 July 2009 |
| Registered | 21 August 2009 |
| Headquarters | Tbilisi |
| Ideology | Liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| National affiliation | Alliance for Georgia (2009–2010) Georgian Dream (2012–2014) Third Force (2021) |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (affiliate) |
| Colors | Blue and Red |
| Seats in Parliament | 0 / 150 |
| Website | |
| fd.ge | |
Free Democrats (Georgian: თავისუფალი დემოკრატები, romanized: tavisupali demok'rat'ebi), previously known as Our Georgia – Free Democrats is a liberal and pro-Western political party in Georgia. It was founded by Irakli Alasania, Georgia's former envoy to the United Nations, on 16 July 2009. Tamar Kekenadze serves as the party's current chairman.
The party was formed in opposition to the government led by Mikheil Saakashvili and his United National Movement (UNM) party. From 2012 to 2014 it was a part of the Georgian Dream coalition that unseated the UNM government from power. In 2016 it ran independently of the coalition barely missing the 5% threshold needed to enter the parliament. Ever since the party has been in the extraparliamentary opposition.