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Gakharia For Georgia (tr) is a political party in Georgia founded in 2021 by Giorgi Gakharia, former Prime Minister for Georgian Dream. The party is in opposition against Georgian Dream, with 12 seats in the Georgian parliament.
As last party, For Georgia signed the Georgian Charter, an initiative by the president on a common course of action for the opposition in case of an election victory and a majority in parliament. The charter set out goals for a possible interim coalition government between Unity – National Movement, Coalition for Change, Strong Georgia and For Georgia to repair the EU-accession path by reverting many laws that GD adopted and holding Snap election in October 2025 upon completion of the charter's task. However, For Georgia also positioned itself as an alternative to both Georgian Dream and the National Movement, the two largest parties in Georgia at the time, pledging to not form a coalition government with either of them in the future.
For Georgia and other opposition parties did not obtain a parliamentary majority in the 2024 Georgian parliamentary election, due to alleged fraud. For Georgia received eight percent of the vote, finishing as fifth largest party, good for twelve seats in the 150-seat parliament. Dzidziguri, the chair of the Conservative Party, who ran on the For Georgia candidate list was elected among those twelve. In the aftermath, all opposition parties agreed to boycott parliament, demanding new elections. All opposition forces, except For Georgia, had their mandates terminated by 5 February 2025 on their request in protest, and had their party lists cancelled so that the seats would remain empty. On 2 July 2025, all twelve MPs of For Georgia had their mandates terminated by the Georgian Dream majority, which cited permanent absence from parliament as reason. As the party list was not cancelled, procedures were triggered to appoint new mandates from the party list.
The party's economic policy is based on free market principles, while additionally pledging to create a social protection system that will provide basic social services for the most vulnerable groups of the population. It seeks to strengthen rule of law and checks and balances, reform education system to create competitive human capital, reduce bureaucracy and centralization, take active measures against corruption and influence of interest groups on government agencies, and further integration of Georgia into European Union and NATO. During the 2024 parliamentary election campaign, the party has promised to increase the minimum wage from the nominal 50 lari to 950 lari, introduce 6-month unemployment benefits, and tying the increase of pensions with that of the economy.
In April 2024, the party voiced its support for "ruling party's aspirations to protect family values". In June 2024, despite not attending the discussions in the Parliament of Georgia on the proposed bill to outlaw the "LGBT propaganda" in the country and being accused by the ruling Georgian Dream party of "supporting the LGBT propaganda", the MP Mikheil Daushvili said that the party opposes "propaganda directed at children, especially LGBT propaganda". However, the party considers the ban on LGBT propaganda to be an insufficient measure to encourage the family values, with the MP Shalva Kereselidze saying that the party requires "higher support from the state for the enhancement of the Georgian families", such as more state support for the regions in which the demographic situation is declining due to economic problems.
In addition to its domestic agenda, Gakharia for Georgia has expressed its intention to join the Party of European Socialists (PES), signaling a desire to formally align with European social democratic values. Giorgi Gakharia has emphasized that this step reflects the party’s commitment to European integration, democratic governance, and strengthening international partnerships, particularly in support of Georgia’s EU aspirations.
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