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title: "Founding and Registration of a Political Party"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/administrative-and-public-law-en/political-party-founding-registration-en"
field: "Administrative & Public Law"
description: "Founding and registering a political party in Georgia: 300 citizens, charter contents, membership bans, one-week filing deadline. Legal.ge."
updated: "2026-10-14"
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# Founding and Registration of a Political Party

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## What a political party is and what the law governs

A political party is a voluntary and independent association of citizens formed on the basis of a common worldview and a common organisational foundation, registered in the manner prescribed by the Organic Law of Georgia on political associations of citizens (political parties), and carrying out its activity within the framework of the Constitution of Georgia and other legislative and sub-legislative acts. It is this law that determines the rights and obligations of a party, its status, the rules of its creation and operation, the rules governing the legality and transparency of its financial activity, and liability for the violation of the norms established by the law.

The norms concerning the legality and transparency of financial activity also extend to a person who has a declared party-political goal of their own and who uses appropriate financial and other material resources to achieve that goal. Such a person is deemed to be a subject that is not registered as a party, yet by the substance of its activity and its public conduct — including participation in the formation and realisation of the political will of citizens — substantially resembles a party. On such a physical person, alongside this law, the norms established for an independent candidate by the Election Code of Georgia also apply; and in matters of regulating electoral-campaign expenditure, the norms of this law are applied together with the Election Code.

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### How many citizens are needed to found a party?

A founding congress is held by a group of no fewer than 300 citizens, without a preliminary permit, and that congress adopts the party's charter.

### May a citizen belong to two parties at the same time?

No. A citizen of Georgia may be a member of only one party.

### Which documents must be filed for registration, and within what deadline?

Within one week of the founding congress, the National Agency of Public Registry is given the signed application for registration, the notary-certified protocol of the congress, the charter, a note on the legal address and telephone number, notarised signature specimens, and sketches of the seal and symbols. The requirement to file a list of at least 1000 members was declared invalid by the Constitutional Court in 2022 and is no longer applied.

### Who is barred from party membership?

Judges; employees of the Prosecution Service (except those employed under an employment contract); employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, of the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance, of the Defence Forces, of the State Security Service and of the Special State Protection Service; officials of the Ministry of Justice system holding special ranks; and employees of the Environmental Supervision Department. A person who received income under an employment contract with an organisation pursuing the interests of a foreign force is also barred for 8 years.

### What must the party charter contain?

The party's name and its abbreviated form, the legal address, the aims of its activity and the forms of their realisation, admission to and termination of membership, members' rights and duties, the organisational structure, the formation and competence of the governing, executive and supervisory bodies, officials authorised to represent the party, the sources of property, the amendment procedure, the grounds for termination of activity, and a description of the party's symbolism.