Editor: last update July 4, 1996; europe; index

Georgian Greens

The email address of the Georgian Greens is gagreens@glas.apc.org

At November 5, 1995 there were elections for presidency and the parliament. According to the OCSE the elections were fair. Georgia has a mixed member parliament with a treshold of 5%.

Now there are two Green factions in the fraction of the ruling Citizens Union: the Green Party with 5 seats and the non-member of the Federation Green Movement of Georgia with 7 seats. The Minister for Environment Nino Chkhobadze (female) is from the Green Party.

Zurab Zvania was co-secretary of the European Green co-ordination and is secretary-general of the Citizens Union. He is elected as the speaker of the parliament.

Election results for the Georgian Green Party are:

  1. 1991 6%
  2. 5-11-1995 23724 votes 3,0% 5/150 seats; Greens in coalition
    Green Movement of Georgia 7/150 seats

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