Country: | Georgia |
Founder: | Paata Burchuladze |
Country Dab1: | Politics of Georgia (country) |
State for the People | |
Native Name: | სახელმწიფო ხალხისთვის |
Chairman: | Nika Machutadze |
Foundation: | 2016 |
Ideology: | Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism[1] |
Position: | Centre-right |
National: | Strength Is in Unity (2018–2023) |
Seats1 Title: | Seats in Parliament |
Colors: | Red and White |
Elections Dab1: | Elections in Georgia (country) |
Parties Dab1: | List of political parties in Georgia (country) |
State for the People (Georgian: სახელმწიფო ხალხისთვის|tr) is a political party founded by Georgian operatic bass Paata Burchuladze in 2016. After Paata Burchuladze left Georgia, Nika Machutadze became chairman.
The State for the People Coalition was created on 18 August 2016. It took part in 2016 parliamentary elections, coming sixth with 3.45 percent of the vote.
In 2018, prior to the presidential election, State for the People co-founded the Strength is in Unity, a coalition of Georgian opposition parties led by United National Movement of Mikheil Saakashvili. In 2023, the party halted its cooperation with the coalition after endorsing the ruling party's preferred candidates to Georgia's High Council of Justice.[2]
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government | Coalition | |
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2016 | Paata Burchuladze | 60,681 | 3.45 | New | 6th | align=center style="background:#ddd;" | State for the People | ||
2020 | Nika Machutadze | 523,127 | 27.18 | 3 | 2nd | Strength Is in Unity |