Social Democrats for the Development of Georgia
Political party in Georgia
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The Social Democrats for the Development of Georgia (Georgian: სოციალ-დემოკრატები საქართველოს განვითარებისათვის, romanized: sotsial-demok'rat'ebi sakartvelos ganvitarebisatvis; SDD) is a political party in Georgia. It was founded in February 2010[1] and admitted into the Socialist International as a consultative member in February 2013.[2]
FoundedFebruary, 2010
Headquarters19 Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue, Tbilisi
Social Democrats for the Development of Georgia სოციალ-დემოკრატები საქართველოს განვითარებისათვის | |
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| Founded | February, 2010 |
| Headquarters | 19 Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue, Tbilisi |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Center-left |
| National affiliation | Georgian Dream coalition (until February–March 2019) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (consultative) |
| Seats in Parliament | 0 / 150
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The party held six MPs in the 9th convocation of the Parliament of Georgia (2016-2020) and was a member of the Georgian Dream coalition until 2019, when it left the coalition because of disagreements about pensions and justice reforms.[3]
Electoral performance
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status | Coalition |
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| 2016 | Gia Zhorzholiani | 857,394 | 48.65 | 6 / 150 |
 6 |
1st | Constitutional majority | Georgian Dream |
