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

Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Relations with Russia
Zurab Abashidze
President of Georgia
Salome Zurabishvili
Former President of Georgia
Mikheil Saakashvili
"Georgian Charter" is signed by 17 parties and 5 independent deputies
Zurab Japaridze: Joint implementation of the reforms written in the "Georgian Charter" is principled and important for the country
Zurab Japaridze: It is better to be on Rustaveli, near the building where the act of treason will be executed
Doctor says Gia Japaridze has skull-brain injury, a wound in the head, injuries on the head and face
Zurab Japaridze says his brother was assaulted near his house by several people
Zurab Japaridze: It is a matter of principle that people come out and protect the free and Euro-Atlantic future of this country
Zurab Japaridze: In 4-5 years, we have a chance to become a member of the European Union - "Alde" has the ambition to ensure that the countries of the Western Balkans, Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, by 2029, meet all the criteria necessary for joining the EU
Zurab Japaridze: The overall confidence that the opposition can win is low - we have a conversation with everyone we can talk to, consolidation of forces is necessary
Zurab Japaridze: With these changes in the government, nothing essentially changes - one-man rule is the main barrier on the path of Euro-Atlantic integration, to understand this, as they tell us
Zurab Japaridze: We are talking to both Nika Gvaramia and other political groups, we are in constant communication with Lelo - I, Nika Gvaramia and Elene Khoshtaria believe that consolidation is the solution
Zurab Japaridze: The chance of winning this year's elections is higher than in 2020, but a different kind of mobilization is needed, for which the opposition is not in shape - it is important to consolidate forces, we have consultations with many political groups
Davit Matikashvili: It is not up to the strategic partners or any other nations or states to decide what the picture will be like in the Parliament of Georgia after the 2024 elections
Irakli Kobakhidze: IRI and IPM have messed up before and they can easily mess up now too - these organizations don't trust themselves anymore, they've messed up the election results so many times
IRI survey: If parliamentary elections were held this coming Saturday, 25% of respondents would support Georgian Dream and 13% - National Movement
Zurab Japaridze: The only political leader within the European Union with whom they have normal relations is Orban - this government is leading the country to isolation
The court declares Zurab Japaridze and his party member Nika Mosiashvili administrative offenders, fines them GEL 2,500 respectively
Shalva Papuashvili: The credibility of the Edison Research poll is zero, as it is financed by Davit Kezerashvili - what the population wants, it can be seen in the elections
Irakli Gharibashvili: The opposition is disintegrated, degraded and in poor state, the perspective of their unification is zero
Robin Wagener - With the law on "transparency of foreign influence", there will be no EU membership - No chance for that
Estonian Ambassador to Georgia - If we want EU membership, we should all play by the rules - The Georgian Government on the one hand says that they are moving closer to the EU, but their actions do not prove that