Alliance for Georgia
{{Short description|2009-2010 Georgian political coalition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox political party
| colorcode = #e0650e
| name = Alliance for Georgia
| native_name = {{lang|ka|ალიანსი საქართველოსთვის}}
| abbreviation = AfG
| logo = Alliance for Georgia (orange).png
| logo_size = 150
| leader1_title = Leader
| leader1_name = Irakli Alasania
| foundation = 2009
| dissolution = 2010
| affiliation1_title = Former constituent parties
| affiliation1 = Free Democrats
Republican Party
New Rights Party
Georgia's Way
| position = Centre-right{{cite web |url= http://cdn-odi-production.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/media/documents/6877.pdf |title=Review of international assistance to political party and party system development. Case study report: Georgia |publisher=Overseas Development Institute |date=August 2010 |author1=Marta Foresti |author2=George Welton |author3=David Jijelava }}
| ideology =
| colors = {{Color box|#e0650e|border=darkgray}} Orange
{{Color box|#183883|border=darkgray}} Blue
| country = Georgia
| elections_dab1 = Elections in Georgia (country)
| country_dab1 = Politics of Georgia (country)
| parties_dab1 = List of political parties in Georgia (country)
}}
Alliance for Georgia ({{lang-ka|ალიანსი საქართველოსთვის|tr}}) was a pro-Western political coalition in Georgia. It was led by Irakli Alasania, a former envoy to the United Nations and the leader of Our Georgia – Free Democrats. The coalition was formed in 2009 and participated in the 2010 local elections, dissolving soon after a disappointing third-place finish.
The coalition included Free Democrats, Republican Party of Georgia, New Rights Party, and Georgia's Way. In addition to Alasania, the coalition included other notable people such as David Usupashvili, the leader of the Republican Party, David Gamkrelidze, the leader of the New Rights Party, Sozar Subari, the former Public Defender, and Salome Zourabichvili, leader of the Georgia's Way party and the future president of Georgia.
History
File:Irakli Alasania, Minister of Defence, Georgia - Chatham House.jpg, the leader of Alliance for Georgia.]]
Irakli Alasania, Georgia's former envoy to the United Nations, went into opposition to the UNM government led by Saakashvili in December 2008.{{cite web |url=https://civil.ge/archives/119166 |title=Alasania Sets Up Political Party |publisher=Civil Georgia |date=16 July 2009 }} On 23 February 2009 Alasania, along with New Rights and Republican Parties, announced the formation of a political coalition Alliance for Georgia with Alasania being named the chairman.{{cite web |url=https://old.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=20465 |title=Alasania Leads New Alliance with New Rights, Republicans |publisher=Civil Georgia |date=23 February 2009 }} Alasania established his own party Our Georgia – Free Democrats on 16 July 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rferl.org/content/Georgian_Opposition_Leader_Alasani_Forms_New_Party/1779224.html |title = Georgian Opposition Leader Alasania Forms New Party |publisher=Radio Free Europe |date=17 July 2009}}
Alliance for Georgia was part of the 2009 protests that called for Saakashvili's resignation and early presidential elections. In April 2010, Georgia’s Way led by Salome Zourabichvili, ex-foreign minister of the country and future president, joined the Alliance.{{cite web |url=https://civil.ge/archives/120297 |title=New Rights, Republicans on Break Up of Alliance for Georgia |publisher=Civil Georgia |date=16 June 2010 }} In the local elections held the same year, Alliance for Georgia came in third place receiving 9.19% of the vote. In addition, Alasania ran for the Tbilisi mayoral election receiving 19.05% and coming in second place after the incumbent mayor Gigi Ugulava from UNM.{{cite web |url=https://archiveresults.cec.gov.ge/results/2010/index.html |title=არჩევნები 2010 |publisher=CESKO }}
The coalition started to fall apart immediately after the election. The first defection was Sozar Subari, ex-Public Defender of Georgia, who withdrew his candidacy one month before the election and left the coalition the day after it.{{cite web |url=https://old.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=22376 |title=Subari Quits Alliance for Georgia |publisher=Civil Georgia |date=31 May 2010 }} On 15 June, Alasania announced he was dissolving the alliance with the parties going separate ways but pledging cooporation.
Electoral performance
=Local=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
! Election ! Votes ! % ! Position |
| 2010
| 156,540 | 9.19 | 3rd |
|---|
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Georgian political parties}}
Category:2009 establishments in Georgia (country)
Category:Defunct political party alliances in Georgia (country)