The Movement for United Georgia is a (non-registered) 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...

n political party founded by former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili

Irakli Okruashvili

Irakli Okruashvili is a Georgian politician who had served on various important posts in the Government of Georgia under President Mikheil Saakashvili, including being the Minister of Defense from December 2004 until being dismissed in November 2006.In September 2007, Okruashvili staged a...

 on 27 September 2007. It is opposed to the current President

President of Georgia

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 Mikheil Saakashvili

Mikheil Saakashvili

Mikheil Saakashvili is a Georgian politician, the third and current President of Georgia and leader of the United National Movement Party.Involved in the national politics since 1995, Saakashvili became president on 25 January 2004 after President Eduard Shevardnadze resigned in a November 2003...

's supposed trend towards authoritarianism.^{http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav092707.shtml} Okruashvili was arrested on September 28, 2007, which led to anti-government demonstrations

2007 Georgian demonstrations

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The party was officially inaugurated on December 15, 2007 and Gia Tortladze, member of the Parliament of Georgia

Parliament of Georgia

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 as its chairman, while Irakli Okruashvili, who is currently in custody in Germany

Germany

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, was elected a "honorary chairman".

The Movement for United Georgia, as a member of the nine-party opposition coalition "National Council", backed Levan Gachechiladze

Levan Gachechiladze

Levan Gachechiladze is a Georgian politician and businessman who ran as the main oppositional candidate in the 5 January Georgian presidential election, 2008.-Life and family:...

 for the January 5, 2008 presidential elections

Georgian presidential election, 2008

A presidential election was held in Georgia on January 5, 2008, having been brought forward by President Mikheil Saakashvili after the 2007 Georgian demonstrations from the original date in autumn 2008....

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