Christian Democratic Movement of Georgia

ქრისტიანულ-დემოკრატიული მოძრაობა Christian Democratic Movement of Georgia
Party leader	Giorgi Targamadze
founding	2008
Place of foundation	Tbilisi
Headquarters	59. Tsagareli Street Tbilisi, 0194
Alignment	Christian democracy , conservatism
Colours)	gold, brown
Parliament seats	0
International connections	International Democratic Union
European party	European Christian Political Movement
Website	www.cdm.ge

The Christian Democratic Movement of Georgia ( Georgian ქრისტიანულ-დემოკრატიული მოძრაობა - kristianul-demociuli modzraoba ) is a Christian - conservative center-right - party of Georgia , which is led by former member of parliament Giorgi Targamadze , who had the license withdrawn by the state for his employer at the time Imedi Media Holding took the opportunity to found the party with other employees.

Its aim is to make the Orthodox Church the state religion. She also campaigns for laws against the propagation of homosexuality. It regards itself as a constructive opposition party and distances itself from the extra-parliamentary opposition and street demonstrations.

It is a member of the International Democratic Union and, as a European party, has been a full member of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists and the European Christian Political Movement since September 2012 .

Election results

In the parliamentary elections in 2008 it won six seats, making it one of the largest opposition parties. A success that was improved by 11.94% in the local elections in 2010 , making it the second strongest party behind the United National Movement . However, the parliamentary elections in 2012 lost more than 100,000 votes and thus all seats in parliament.

choice	Voters	%
General election 2008	153,634	8.66%
Local elections 2010	k. A.	11.94%
Parliamentary elections 2012	43,913	2.04%

Web links

• Party website (Georgian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Konrad Adenauer Foundation: Political Party Monitor Georgia , pp. 5 ff., September 2012, accessed October 28, 2013
2. ↑ ^{a b} civil.ge: Ex-TV Anchor Sets Up Political Party , February 7th 2008 retrieved 28 October 2013
3. ↑ thinkoutsideyourbox.net: Georgia: After violence against Gay Pride, Christian Democrats want a ban on homosexual propaganda , May 23, 2012, accessed October 28, 2013
4. ↑ International Democratic Union: Members ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists: Members ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ cesko.ge: Central Election Commission Summarizing Protocol of Parliamentary Elections May 21, 2008 (PDF; 308 kB)
7. ^ Georgian Election Data: Results