Politics of Georgia

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Politics of Georgia refers to the governmental system, political institutions, parties, and processes that shape the governance and public policy of the country of Georgia.

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Police and public sector reforms in Georgia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf politics by country
politics of a sovereign state
antiCorruptionEfforts significant reforms in 2000s targeting petty corruption
capitalCity Tbilisi NERFINISHED
conflictIssue territorial disputes with de facto authorities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
constitutionalSystem semi-presidential elements historically, now predominantly parliamentary
country Georgia
dominantPoliticalOrientation pro‑European and pro‑NATO among major parties
electoralSystemParliament mixed proportional and majoritarian system (varied over time)
executiveBranch Government of Georgia NERFINISHED
executiveSeat Tbilisi NERFINISHED
foreignPolicyGoal integration into the European Union
membership in NATO
hasAutonomousRegion Adjara NERFINISHED
hasBreakawayRegion Abkhazia NERFINISHED
South Ossetia NERFINISHED
hasConstitution Constitution of Georgia NERFINISHED
hasConstitutionalCourt Constitutional Court of Georgia NERFINISHED
hasElectoralCommission Central Election Commission of Georgia NERFINISHED
hasGovernmentForm unitary parliamentary republic
hasOngoingIssue polarization between ruling party and opposition
hasPoliticalParty Alliance of Patriots of Georgia NERFINISHED
European Georgia NERFINISHED
Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia NERFINISHED
Lelo for Georgia NERFINISHED
Strategy Aghmashenebeli NERFINISHED
United National Movement NERFINISHED
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of Georgia
headOfState President of Georgia NERFINISHED
highestCourt Supreme Court of Georgia NERFINISHED
historicalEvent Rose Revolution of 2003 NERFINISHED
isMemberOf Council of Europe NERFINISHED
Organization for Security and Co‑operation in Europe NERFINISHED
United Nations NERFINISHED
judicialBranch Judiciary of Georgia NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Parliament of Georgia NERFINISHED
legislatureType unicameral parliament
localGovernmentForm municipal self‑government units
mediaEnvironment pluralistic but politically polarized media landscape
oversightInstitution Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia NERFINISHED
parliamentTermLength 4 years
partySystem multi‑party system
politicalSpectrum includes liberal, conservative, nationalist, and social‑democratic parties
postSovietTransition transition from Soviet republic to independent state in 1991
presidentElectionMethod indirect election by electoral college (after 2018)
presidentTermLength 6 years (after 2018 reforms)
primeMinisterAppointment appointed by Parliament of Georgia
roseRevolutionEffect peaceful change of government and reforms under Mikheil Saakashvili
votingSystem universal suffrage for citizens 18 years and older

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Prime Minister of Georgia category Politics of Georgia
Saakashvili notableWork Politics of Georgia
subject surface form: Mikheil Saakashvili
this entity surface form: Police and public sector reforms in Georgia