Industry Will Save Georgia

The Industry Will Save Georgia (Mretsveloba Gadaarchens Sak'art'velos, მრეწველობა გადაარჩენს საქართველოს) is a centre-right conservative political party in Georgia.^[1]

It was founded in 1999 by Gogi Topadze, the proprietor of a big beer and drinks company (Kazbegi) and gathered pro-business and industrial lobbyists. Its main objective was to change the country's economic policy, especially by fighting the influence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).^[2][3][4] The party took part in the 1999 parliamentary elections and won 15 seats, making it the third-strongest party. Even though it was not part of the government, it co-operated with then-ruling Citizens' Union of Georgia (CUG) of President Eduard Shevardnadze and did not constitute a firm opposition.^[5] During the legislative elections on 28 March 2004, the party was part of the Rightist Opposition alliance, together with the New Rights party. The coalition won 23 seats, making it the second force in parliament, behind new president Mikheil Saakashvili's dominating United National Movement. In the 2012 parliamentary election, the party participated as part of the winning Georgian Dream alliance.^[6]

References

1. 1 2 3 Nodia, Ghia; Pinto Scholtbach, Álvaro (2006), The Political Landscape of Georgia: Political Parties: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects, Eburon, p. 123 
2. ↑ Dadalari, Nina (2009), "Transnationalization and the Georgian State: Myth or Reality?", The Transnationalization of Economies, States, and Civil Societies: New Challenges for Governance in Europe, Springer, p. 197 
3. ↑ Nodia; Pinto Scholtbach (2006), The Political Landscape of Georgia, p. 130 
4. ↑ "Gogi Topadze", Civil Georgia, 1 May 2010 
5. ↑ Mitchell, Lincoln A. (2009), Uncertain Democracy: U.S. Foreign Policy and Georgia's Rose Revolution, University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 36 
6. ↑ de Waal, Thomas (11 September 2012), A Crucial Election in Georgia, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 

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