Georgian Labour Party
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The Georgian Labour Party is a political party
in Georgia
. The party is led by its founder Shalva Natelashvili.
Its main goal is to make Georgia a democratic country and eventually to become a member of the European Union
. In connection to this, the party sees that many issues have to be solved to improve the situation in the country, including the development of democratic political processes. The party has a socialist
orientation; its platform emphasised social guarantees, including free public services and education, alongside increased state intervention to protect small businesses.
At the legislative elections in 2004 the party won 5.8% of the popular vote but failed to obtain any seat due to the election threshold. In 2008, the European Court of Human Rights acknowledged party's rights to free elections to be violated during the 2004 elections.
At the last Georgian parliamentary election in 2008
, the SLP received 7.4% of the popular vote and 6 out of 150 seats.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. The party is led by its founder Shalva Natelashvili.
Its main goal is to make Georgia a democratic country and eventually to become a member of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. In connection to this, the party sees that many issues have to be solved to improve the situation in the country, including the development of democratic political processes. The party has a socialist
Socialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
orientation; its platform emphasised social guarantees, including free public services and education, alongside increased state intervention to protect small businesses.
At the legislative elections in 2004 the party won 5.8% of the popular vote but failed to obtain any seat due to the election threshold. In 2008, the European Court of Human Rights acknowledged party's rights to free elections to be violated during the 2004 elections.
At the last Georgian parliamentary election in 2008
Georgian legislative election, 2008
Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on May 21, 2008. President Mikheil Saakashvili proposed a referendum on bringing them forward from October to April after the 2007 Georgian demonstrations...
, the SLP received 7.4% of the popular vote and 6 out of 150 seats.