Unified Communist Party of Georgia
The Unified Communist Party of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს ერთიანი კომუნისტური პარტია, Sakartvelos Ertiani Komunisturi Partia, abbreviated SEKP) is a political party in Georgia. It was founded in June 1994 through the merger of the Stalin Society, the Georgian Workers Communist Party and the Union of Communists of Georgia.[1] The party is member of Union of Communist Parties — Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Unified Communist Party of Georgia საქართველოს ერთიანი კომუნისტური პარტია | |
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| Leader | Nugzar Shalvovich Avaliani |
| Founded | June 1994 |
| Headquarters | Tbilisi |
| Membership (2000) | 82,000 |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| European affiliation | Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties |
| International affiliation | International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties |
| Continental affiliation | Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Seats in Parliament | 0 / 150
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The party was led by Panteleimon Giorgadze. His son Igor Giorgadze was forced into exile after being accused of plotting to assassinate Eduard Shevardnadze.
The party publishes Komunisti.
References
- Lansford, Tom (2012). Political Handbook of the World 2012. SAGE. pp. 524–525. ISBN 9781608719952.
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