Girchi - More Freedom chairman
Zurab Japaridze

Place of birth

Tbilisi

Education

1999 - Graduated from Tbilisi Medical Institute 'Doctor of the Future', General Practitioner;

2005 - Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, majored in Public Administration;

2010 - George Washington University School of Business, Master's Degree in Project Management

Professional Experience

1998-2000 Assistant to Sakstandard Coordinator;

2000-2002 Deputy Director of the International Center for Journalists;

2002-2003 Assistant Program Officer of the OSCE Mission to Georgia;

2003-2006 OSCE Mission Training Program Officer in Georgia;

2005-2011 Professor at the Institute of Public Affairs;

2006-2008 UNFPA South Caucasus Project Regional Coordinator;

2006-2011 EC / SPAMGO Project Management Consultant;

2008-2010 CEO of ABG Profservice Group Ltd;

2010-2011 USAID Project HIV Prevention in Georgia, Technical Expert;

2010-2012 Columnist of the magazine Tabula;

Professor at Tbilisi Free University since 2011;

2012-2016 Member of Parliament of Georgia of the 8th convocation, election bloc: United National Movement - More benefits to the people, party list;

Girchi candidate in the 2018 presidential election, received 36,034 (2.26%) votes;

Since October 8, 2018, his official name is Zurab Girchi Japaridze;

2020 Member of the Parliament of Georgia of the 10th convocation, election bloc: Girchi, party list;

At the end of 2020, he established Girchi - More Freedom as a result of splitting with New Political Center - Girchi

Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Prime Minister of Georgia
Irakli Gharibashvili
Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Zurab Japaridze at the ALDE Congress: We have a state that has been seized by a billionaire – We do not have a single civil organization that is fully functioning; you can be fined for standing in the street and they are trying to ban all political groups
Giorgi Vashadze on the ALDE draft resolution: It was very important for us that Georgian citizens would not be harmed because of the destructive actions of “Georgian Dream” – Georgian citizens must retain visa-free travel
“Droa”: At the ALDE Congress, an empty chair with the Georgian flag stands in support of the political prisoner Elene Khoshtaria
Zurab Japaridze on the so-called sabotage case: The case includes testimonies from 12 police officers - They talk about November-December 2024, but gave their statements in May 2025; they claim they saw an unimaginable crime and didn’t report it to their superiors
Zurab Japaridze - Elene Khoshtaria's health condition is serious - Elene must be released
Prosecutor in the so-called sabotage case: Individuals involved in searches of party offices, as well as a parliamentary representative, will testify today - the case contains numerous pieces of evidence, including video recordings and public statements calling for certain actions
Zurab Japaridze: Elene Khoshtaria had health problems before her detention - this is not a trivial issue; she has serious medical conditions and requires serious treatment
Zurab Japaridze on the October 4 case: Court proceedings are a masquerade – This country is drowning in injustice, lack of prospects, and hopelessness, and no one knows when it will erupt – One example of such an eruption was October 4
Zurab Japaridze - There is no desire to settle relations with partners, there is only a desire to somehow shake hands with someone and show off to their supporters that relations have been settled - as for the Alliance, there is no any confrontation
Nika Gvaramia: Isn't it interesting that, alongside discussions on suspending the visa-free regime, the disgraceful sabotage case has suddenly been accelerated? The court hearing has been rescheduled to June 11 - now decide for yourselves what Georgian Dream is planning
Zurab Japaridze - Under the Georgian Dream, the only thing that can happen with the US is to shake hands and take a photo - otherwise, America will not be allowed into this country
Irakli Kobakhidze: When 5,000 people come out in response to calls from Nika Gvaramia, Zurab Japaridze, Salome Zurabishvili, and similar figures, this can even be considered a success for the opposition
Zurab Japaridze - The arrest of the riot police officers is clearly connected with the visit of the US Secretary of State's representative - they are probably trying to sell the Americans that the perpetrators have been arrested
Berdia Sichinava: An increased lawsuit was submitted to restart the time limit; the announcement about banning the “National Movement” is meant to feed Georgian Dream’s hawkish voters - as for the “Opposition Alliance,” do you really believe it won’t participate in the 2028 elections?
Delegation of the Weimar Triangle countries meets with NGO representatives and the opposition
Zurab Girchi Japaridze on “sabotage case” – There is no evidence in the case, it is simply a collection of various public speeches, false testimonies of about 20 police officers, where they tell some fairy tales
Zurab Japaridze: I had to convince about ten people that Lelo - Strong Georgia ’s statement was not a coordinated game with Bidzina Ivanishvili. Those whom I could not convince, I asked to wait until this morning and see the response from Georgian Dream - here it is
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation meeting with opposition parties
Touring Georgia with young Georgians as Partners