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United Neutral Georgia (Georgian: ერთიანი ნეიტრალური საქართველო, romanized: ertiani neit'raluri sakartvelo) is a right-wing and hard Eurosceptic Georgian political movement founded by Vato Shakarishvili, a former member of Georgian Dream's youth wing and the Tbilisi City Assembly.


United Neutral Georgia
ერთიანი ნეიტრალური საქართველო
FounderVato Shakarishvili
Bidzina Giorgobiani
Nana Kakabadze
Gela Nikolaishvili
Levan Nikoleishvili
FoundedJuly 10, 2024 (2024-07-10)
HeadquartersTbilisi, Georgia
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
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History

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In 2023, the movement's leader, Vato Shakarishvili, founded another ideologically similar movement called Conservative Portal - Georgia First.[4]

The movement was officially founded on 10 July 2024 during a conference held at the Sheraton Metechi Hotel in Tbilisi. At its inaugural conference, its members stated they planned to transform the movement into a fully-fledged political party within a year.[5]

Ideology

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The movement explicitly opposes Georgia's integration into the European Union, stating that the EU has politically and economically stagnated since 2008 and that accession would therefore not be beneficial for Georgia. Its members have also made the case against EU accession by espousing anti-immigration and anti-LGBT views, and by suggesting that Georgia would have to "informally" sacrifice all of its sovereignty by becoming a member state.[5]

Regarding foreign policy, it expresses strong scepticism of the West's role in international affairs, accusing the EU and the United States of undermining democracy and driving regime change overseas using their support for Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido as an example.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "საზოგადოებას გვინდა ვაცნობოთ, რომ მივიღეთ..." Facebook.
  2. ^ "Campaign Beat June 25-July 9". Civil Georgia.
  3. ^ "United Neutral Georgia public movement founded". 1tv.ge. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  4. ^ Kartozia, Marika (12 June 2023). "Conservative union 'Georgia First' founded - 1TV". 1TV.
  5. ^ a b Dobordjginidze, Elene (10 July 2024). "United Neutral Georgia public movement founded - 1TV". 1TV.
  6. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-07-10.