Former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s opposition party, For Georgia, has announced its list of front-runners for the upcoming parliamentary elections in October. The party, which was founded in 2021 after Gakharia’s split from the ruling Georgian Dream party, includes a mix of old and new political faces.
Gakharia himself tops the list, followed by former government officials who served under him during his time as interior minister and prime minister. The list also includes three former MPs who were elected on Georgian Dream’s ticket in 2016 but left the party in 2019, as well as three incumbent MPs who defected from the ruling party in 2021.
Six out of the top twenty candidates are women, and Gakharia emphasized the party’s commitment to national and European development with “real peace, real dignity, and real prosperity.”
Below is the list of the top candidates on For Georgia’s party list:
– Giorgi Gakharia, former prime minister and founder of For Georgia party
– Natia Mezvrishvili, former deputy interior minister and former head of Government Administration
– Dimitri Tskitishvili, former MP (2016-2020)
– Kakhaber Kemoklidze, former head of the office of the National Security Council and former head of Government Administration
– Zviad Dzidziguri, former MP and longtime politician
– Zaza Tavadze, former chairman of Constitutional Court and For Georgia member since 2021
– Anna Buchukuri, incumbent MP
– Berdia Sichinava, former deputy head of Government Administration and For Georgia executive director
– Roin Kochorashvili, former civil servant and father of Georgian national football team member Giorgi Kochorashvili
– Beka Liluashvili, economist and incumbent MP
– Teona Akubardia, incumbent independent MP
– Levan Gogichaishvili, former MP (2016-2020)
– Giga Parulava, Zugdidi local council chairman
– Gela Abuladze, Tsalenjikha local councilor
– Shalva Kereselidze, incumbent MP
– Tamar Khvedeliani, healthcare professional and head of For Georgia’s women’s organization
– Elguja Khokrishvili, former diplomat and ex-Minister of Environment and Infrastructure
– Vika Pilpani, head of For Georgia’s youth organization
– Kakha Nuralidze, doctor and medical professional
– Sopo Khorguani, former deputy public defender (2007-2009)
– Jemal Ananidze, financier and former Batumi mayor
– Rusudan Tevzadze, expert and For Georgia member.
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