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Georgia

The Georgia programme seeks to help political parties strengthen internal organisation and foster inter-party cooperation.

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Advancing democracy schools in Georgia

News Article - 21 February 2012

Following a successful completion of the pilot project in Telavi – the capital of Kakheti region in East Georgia – NIMD embarked on its effort to further expand the Democracy Schools in Georgia. To deliver a closing lecture in Telavi Democracy School and to welcome a new group of students in Kut

Political party assistance programme in Georgia evaluated

News Article - 05 October 2011

On September 19-20, 2011 NIMD Georgia Political Party Assistance program consultants, program team and NIMD HQ program manager gathered for the program evaluation workshop. The workshop aimed at assessing a year long process that NIMD undertook with seven political parties in Georgia, outline lesso

NIMD Georgia opens a Democracy School in Telavi

News Article - 04 October 2011

On 15 September, NIMD Georgia celebrated the International Day of Democracy with the official launch of a Democracy School at the Telavi State University. For this special occasion, the first lecture was given by Levan Tsutskiridze, NIMD Representative in Georgia, who spoke about the history of mode

NIMD Georgia Sharing Political Party Institutional Development Assistance Experience at OSCE/ODIHR Seminar

News Article - 23 May 2011

Human Dimension Seminar organized by OSCE/ODIHR on 18-20 May, 2011 and devoted to “the role of political parties in the political process” took place in Warsaw, Poland. NIMD used this opportunity to share its experience in political party assistance. Side event organized by the NIMD draw partic

NIMD Georgia invites Bolivian experts on biometric voter registration

News Article - 19 May 2011

In February 2011 NIMD Georgia invited Bolivian experts on biometric voter registration to share their experiences with Georgian political parties. The Georgian ruling party and 16 opposition parties are negotiating a redraft of the election code which will regulate the 2012 elections. For this new e

NIMD Georgia presents publication on constitutional reform

News Article - 29 November 2010

On 8 October 2010, NIMD Georgia presented its latest publication: Constitutional Reform in Georgia: Insights from political parties to representatives from the media, local and international NGOs and political party representatives in Tbilisi.

NIMD's new Political Party Assistance programme in Georgia

News Article - 05 October 2010

Guided by the principle that a democracy needs strong and sustainable political parties with the capacity to represent citizens and provide policy choices, NIMD recently launched its Political Party Assistance (PPA) programme in Georgia.

NIMD officially launches its new Georgia offices

News Article - 30 September 2010

Political party leaders, friends and potential partners joined NIMD’s representation in Georgia on 21 September to celebrate the official launch of the NIMD offices at Zandukeli 5, in the heart of Tbilisi.

Debating Georgia's new draft constitution

News Article - 10 September 2010

A new version of Georgia’s constitution was submitted to Parliament on 21 July 2010 by the State Constitutional Commission. The question is: will this new constitution bring greater stability and democracy to the country?

How the Mayoral race unfolded in Tbilisi

News Article - 27 July 2010

On 30 May 2010, less than a year after Georgia's August war with Russia, Tbilisi voters had their first chance to elect their Mayor. Ann Tsurtsumia reports on the outcome of the mayoral race, and the reactions of the winners and losers.

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At a glance ...

Political parties in parliament

• United National Movement
• Electoral Bloc The Joint Opposition
• Christian-Democrats
• Labour Party
• Party of Republicans

Key achievements in 2009

• In close cooperation with the Constitutional Commission, NIMD supported Georgia’s political parties in the development of a proposal for a new Constitution. A new and broader programme, emphasising strengthening capacities of political parties and setting-up an interparty dialogue, is being developed in close cooperation with the parties.

Key achievements in 2008

• Political parties maintained a high degree of trust in NIMD’s Political Institutions Programme and continued to cooperate despite the high level of polarisation and distrust amongst each other.
• A total of 30 cadre members of the six political parties were trained as political party trainers to strengthen their parties’ internal capacities.
• Using the interactive VoteMatch tool, parties took a first step towards writing party programmes in consultation with their rank-and-file members.

Key national partners

• Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development (CIPDD)

Key international partners

• Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR)
• Royal Netherlands Embassy
• OSCE Mission to Georgia
• Institute for Political Participation (IPP), The Netherlands
• Centre for Liberal Strategies (CLS), Bulgaria
• VNG International, The Netherlands
• CDA-Steenkamp Institute, The Netherlands
• The Matra Programme (an initiative by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs aimed at strengthening civil society in Central and Eastern Europe)