Progress and Freedom | |
Native Name: | პროგრესი და თავისუფლება |
Leader: | Kakha Okriashvili Tsezar Chocheli |
Leader1 Title: | Chairman of Political Council |
Headquarters: | Tbilisi |
Ideology: | Pro-Europeanism[1] |
National: | Strength Is in Unity |
Colors: | Orange |
Seats1 Title: | Parliament |
Seats2 Title: | Seats in Dmanisi Municipal Assembly |
Website: | Facebook page |
Country: | Georgia |
Country Dab1: | Politics of Georgia (country) |
Parties Dab1: | List of political parties in Georgia (country) |
Elections Dab1: | Elections in Georgia (country) |
Progress and Freedom (Georgian: პროგრესი და თავისუფლება|tr) is a political party in Georgia. The party was founded by Kakha Okriashvili and Tsezar Chocheli In 2020.[2] In September 2020, the party joined the coalition Strength Is in Unity.[3]
The coalition nominated both party founders as majoritarian candidates during the 2020 parliamentary election. Kakha Okriashvili received 23,666 votes (39.55%) in the #14 majoritarian constituency and took second place. Tsezar Chocheli was nominated in the #11 majoritarian constituency, where he received 17,134 votes (33.78%) and passed to the second round, but refused to participate; nevertheless his last name was on the ballot paper and received 2,076 (7.47%) votes in the second round.[4] Kakha Okriashvili and Tsezar Chocheli refused to enter parliament on party lists (entirely with the opposition, citing rigged elections).