Girchi — More Freedom | |
Native Name: | გირჩი — მეტი თავისუფლება |
Chairman: | Zurab Japaridze |
Founder: | Zurab Japaridze |
Split: | New Political Center — Girchi |
Headquarters: | Tbilisi |
International: | Liberal International |
National: | Coalition for Change (since 2024) |
European: | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party[1] |
Seats1 Title: | Parliament |
Seats2 Title: | Seats in Tbilisi City Assembly |
Colors: | Green |
Country: | Georgia |
Country Dab1: | Politics of Georgia (country) |
Elections Dab1: | Elections in Georgia (country) |
Parties Dab1: | List of political parties in Georgia (country) |
Girchi — More Freedom (Georgian: გირჩი — მეტი თავისუფლება|tr,) is a libertarian political party in Georgia. It was founded by Zurab Japaridze, former chairman of the New Political Center — Girchi. The party supports Atlanticism.[2]
The party was founded by Zurab Japaridze on December 26, 2020.
In the 2021 local elections, the party received 1.44% of the votes (25,467 votes) and crossed the 2.5% threshold only in the Tbilisi City Assembly, where it won one seat.[3]
On June 22, 2024, Girchi — More Freedom became a full member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.[4]
Girchi — More Freedom is a classical liberal and libertarian political party that supports social and economic liberalism and a state system based on the principles of political and economic freedom. The party advocates for political and administrative decentralization, giving the local population the right to elect judges and police chiefs, liberalizing drug policy, abolishing military conscription, and doubling the military budget. As for economic issues, Girchi — More Freedom supports a free market economy, tax cuts, deregulation, and the abolition of the National Bank of Georgia.[5]