Unity – National Movement

{{Infobox political party

| name = Unity – National Movement

| native_name = {{lang|ka|ერთიანობა – ნაციონალური მოძრაობა}}

| logo = Logo of the Unity - National Movement.png

| logo_size = 150

| colorcode = #d13529

| spokesperson = Levan Sanikidze{{Cite web |date=2024-09-29 |title=თინა ბოკუჩავამ „ერთიანობა - ნაციონალური მოძრაობის“ საარჩევნო კამპანიის პრესსპიკერად ლევან სანიკიძე წარადგინა |url=https://www.interpressnews.ge/ka/article/814152-tina-bokuchavam-ertianoba-nacionaluri-mozraobis-saarchevno-kampaniis-presspikerad-levan-sanikize-caradgina/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Interpressnews |language=ka}}

| foundation = 20 July 2023{{efn|As Victory Platform}}
8 July 2024

| ideology = Liberal conservatism{{cite web |url=https://www.pism.pl/publications/georgia-facing-key-parliamentary-elections |title=Georgia Facing Key Parliamentary Elections |publisher=The Polish Institute Of International Affairs |date=9 October 2024 |author=Wojciech Wojtasiewicz }}
Pro-Europeanism{{cite web |url=https://caucasuswatch.de/en/news/major-georgian-parties-unite-for-pro-european-platform-for-victory-a-pre-election-twist.html |title=Major Georgian Parties Unite for Pro-European 'Platform for Victory': A Pre-Election Twist |publisher=Caucasus Watch |date=23 July 2023 }}

| headquarters = Tbilisi, Georgia

| country = Georgia

| abbreviation = U–NM

| colors = {{Color box|#d13529|border=darkgray}} Red {{Color box|#ffffff|border=darkgray}} White

| position = Centre-right{{refn|{{cite web |url=https://politpro.eu/en/georgia/parties/unity |title=Is Unity left-wing or right-wing? |publisher=PolitPro }}{{cite web |url=https://theins.ru/en/politics/275084 |title=The hijacking of Europa. Cutting ties with EU, Georgia's ruling party sees its ratings plummet but remains ahead of opposition |publisher=The Insider |date=4 October 2024 |author=Olga Dmitrieva }}}}

| leader1_title = Leaders

| leader1_name = Tinatin Bokuchava

| affiliation1_title = Constituent parties

| affiliation1 = United National Movement
Strategy Aghmashenebeli
European Georgia
Supported by:
Progress and Freedom
Victorious Georgia
Law and Justice

| seats1_title = Seats in Parliament

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|150|#d13529}}

| seats2_title = Municipal Councilors

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|467|2068|#d13529}}

| elections_dab1 = Elections in Georgia (country)

| country_dab1 = Politics of Georgia (country)

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

| predecessor = Strength is in Unity

| symbol = 100px

}}

Unity – National Movement ({{lang-ka|ერთიანობა – ნაციონალური მოძრაობა|tr}}) is an informal politician coalition of pro-Western political parties in Georgia. The coalition includes United National Movement, Strategy Aghmashenebeli, and European Georgia. It was created prior to the 2024 Georgian parliamentary election, in which it received 10.2% and finished on 3rd place.{{cite web |url=https://www.interpressnews.ge/en/article/134432-among-the-5-parties-that-passed-the-threshold-148-mandates-were-distributed-with-the-so-called-real-votes-and-2-undistributed-mandates-were-shared-by-georgian-dream-with-the-best-result-and-gvaramia-melia-coalition|title=Among the 5 parties that passed the threshold, 148 mandates were distributed with the so-called real votes, and 2 undistributed mandates were shared by "Georgian Dream" with the best result and Gvaramia-Melia coalition|publisher=Interpressnews|date=29 October 2024 }}

History

File:Unity - National Movement Congress.jpg

On 20 July 2023, United National Movement (UNM) and Strategy Aghmashenebeli (SA) announced the formation of a political coalition titled Victory Platform with the aim of unifying pro-Western opposition in Georgia and defeating Bidzina Ivanishvili and his ruling Georgian Dream party in the upcoming 2024 parliamentary election.{{cite web |url=https://jam-news.net/platform-of-victory/ |title="Platform of Victory" - Two opposition parties in Georgia present a new political platform |publisher=JAM News |date=24 July 2023 }} The alliance was later renamed to Unity - To Save Georgia (which was itself altered to Unity – National Movement) on 8 July 2024. The parties in the coalition are signatories to the Georgian Charter initiated by the president Salome Zourabichvili that sets out goals for a possible future government.{{cite web |date=3 June 2024 |title=Opposition Parties Sign Georgian Charter |url=https://civil.ge/archives/611114 |publisher=Civil Georgia}}

The leadership of the platform includes Tina Bokuchava, chairperson of UNM, and Giorgi Vashadze, chair of Strategy Agmashenebeli, as well as independent MPs Tamar Kordzaia and Armaz Akhvlediani. Sopo Japaridze, a representative of former president Mikheil Saakashvili, also plays a role, alongside political scientist and professor Gia Japaridze and historian and writer Lasha Bakradze. Civic activists Ana Mosadze and Irakli Pavlenishvili, a member of UNM, are involved, along with Lasha Diarovi, leader of the youth wing of Strategy Agmashenebeli.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-08 |title=UNM, Strategy Aghmashenebeli Announce Political Platform: ‘Unity – to Save Georgia’ |url=https://civil.ge/archives/615635 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Civil Georgia |language=en-US}}

Following an internal dispute and split within European Georgia (with departing members forming a new party called the Federalists), the remaining members of European Georgia joined Unity - National Movement.{{Cite web |title=European Georgia Joins Unity-National Movement |url=https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/european-georgia-joins-unity-national-movement/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=1TV |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Politicians who left "European Georgia" founded a new party – "Federalists" {{!}} Rustavi2 |url=https://rustavi2.ge/en/news/289326 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Rustavi 2 |language=en}}

In the parliamentary election, the coalition received 10.2% and finished on 3rd place, being granted 16 seats in the Georgian parliament. It also became a second largest opposition faction in the parliament.{{cite web |url=https://www.interpressnews.ge/en/article/134432-among-the-5-parties-that-passed-the-threshold-148-mandates-were-distributed-with-the-so-called-real-votes-and-2-undistributed-mandates-were-shared-by-georgian-dream-with-the-best-result-and-gvaramia-melia-coalition|title=Among the 5 parties that passed the threshold, 148 mandates were distributed with the so-called real votes, and 2 undistributed mandates were shared by "Georgian Dream" with the best result and Gvaramia-Melia coalition|publisher=Interpressnews|date=29 October 2024 }}

Members

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="2" |Party

!Ideology

!Position

!Seats

bgcolor={{Party colour|United National Movement}} |

|United National Movement

|Liberal conservatism

|Centre-right

|{{Composition bar|0|150|{{Party colour|United National Movement}}}}

bgcolor={{Party colour|Strategy Aghmashenebeli}} |

|Strategy Aghmashenebeli

|Liberalism

|Centre

|{{Composition bar|0|150|{{Party colour|Strategy Aghmashenebeli}}}}

bgcolor={{Party colour|European Georgia}} |

|European Georgia

|Liberalism

|Centre-right

|{{Composition bar|0|150|{{Party colour|European Georgia}}}}

Electoral performance

=Parliamentary election=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
Election

! Leader

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! +/–

! Position

! Government

2024

| align="left" | Tina Bokuchava

| 211,216

| 10.17

| {{Composition bar|16|150|{{Party color|Unity – National Movement}}}}

| New

| 3rd

| {{no2|Opposition}}

Notes

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