Development Movement

{{Infobox political party

| logo = DevelopmentMovementlogo.png

| colorcode = {{party color|Development Movement}}

| chairman = Davit Usupashvili

| foundation = June 16, 2017

| dissolution = December 22, 2019

| ideology = Pro-Europeanism
Centrism

| headquarters = Tbilisi

| country = Georgia

| native_name = {{lang|ka|შენების მოძრაობა}}

| split = Republicans
National Forum

| merged = Lelo for Georgia

| position = Center

| colors = {{color box|{{party color|Development Movement}}|border=darkgray}}

| country_dab1 = Politics of Georgia (country)

| elections_dab1 = Elections in Georgia (country)

| parties_dab1 = List of political parties in Georgia (country)

}}

The Development Movement ({{lang-ka|შენების მოძრაობა|tr}}) was a political movement in Georgia. It was founded by former speaker of Parliament of Georgia David Usupashvili and former members of Republican Party of Georgia and National Forum. The movement declared itself as centrist. It took part in 2017 Georgian local elections and obtained about 0.7% overall. DM's candidate for 2018 presidential election was David Usupashvili where he got 2.36% of votes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tabula.ge/ge/story/121162-shenebis-modzraoba-davit-usufashvilma-axali-partiis-prezentacia-gamarta|title="შენების მოძრაობა" - დავით უსუფაშვილმა ახალი პარტიის პრეზენტაცია გამართა|website=ტაბულა|access-date=2020-04-10}}

In December 2019, the new political union Lelo for Georgia was established. Among the party, its founders are members of the Development Movement and New Rights, both of whom merged to form the new party. Members of Lelo for Georgia say that their goal will be to win the next parliamentary elections and form a government.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tabula.ge/ge/verbatim/162134-usufashvilisimbolurad-vigheb-lelos-nishans-da-vibnev-shenebis-modzraobis-feris|title=უსუფაშვილი: სიმბოლურად ვიღებ ლელოს ნიშანს და ვიბნევ შენების მოძრაობის ფერის ჰალსტუხზე|website=ტაბულა|access-date=2020-04-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2019/3272|title=Opposition Lelo, Movement for Building, New Rights announce cooperation|website=Agenda.ge|access-date=2020-04-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://civil.ge/archives/332601|title=Khazaradze's Lelo, New Rights, Development Movement Set up New Political Union|date=2019-12-23|website=Civil.ge|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-10}}

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