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Communist Party of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს კომუნისტური პარტია, romanized: sakartvelos k'omunist'uri p'art'ia) is a communist party in Georgia. The party was founded on 23 February 1992 as the Socialist Labour Party. It was registered at the Ministry of Justice on 27 February 1998. In the 1992 elections it won four MPs. During the period 1994–1995 it maintained a parliamentary fraction. In the 1995 elections it polled 3% of the votes.

Ivan Tsiklauri is the First Secretary of the party. The main goal of the party is restoration of the socialist system. It publishes Komunisti-XXI. In 1999 it claimed to have 15,000 members. The party has a youth organization, Komsomol.

In 1991 and 1995 SKP supported the candidacies of Eduard Shevardnadze.

In the 1999 elections it ran in an electoral bloc called Bloc "Communists - Stalinists" together with the political party "Stalineli".

For the 2000 presidential elections SKP nominated Ivan Tsiklauri, but the nomination was later withdrawn.

The Communist Party of Adzharia is an autonomous organization within SKP.

See also

• Category:Communist Party of Georgia (Soviet Union)

References

v t e Political parties in Georgia
Parliamentary majority	Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia People's Power
Parliamentary opposition	Coalition for Change Ahali Girchi – More Freedom Droa Republican Party Unity – National Movement United National Movement European Georgia Strategy Aghmashenebeli Progress and Freedom Strong Georgia Lelo For the People Citizens Freedom Square For Georgia Conservative Party
Extra-parliamentary parties	Parties with local representation Alliance of Patriots of Georgia Georgian Labour Party Free Georgia Girchi European Socialists Unrepresented Christian-Democratic Movement Communist Party of Georgia Chven Democratic Movement – United Georgia Victorious Georgia European Democrats Eri Federalists Free Democrats Law and Justice Georgian March Georgian Troupe Greens Party of Georgia Ilia Chavchavadze Society Industry Will Save Georgia National Forum New Communist Party of Georgia National Democratic Party People's Party Social Democrats for the Development of Georgia Solidarity Alliance of Georgia Freedom Union of Georgian Traditionalists Unified Communist Party of Georgia
Defunct	Round Table—Free Georgia National Independence Party of Georgia Union of Citizens of Georgia Democratic Union for Revival People's Front Movement for United Georgia Unity Intellectuals League of Georgia New Rights Party Rightist Opposition Development Movement The Way of Georgia Burjanadze-Democrats Democratic Party Peace Merab Kostava Society 11 October Bloc Unity Bloc Charta 91 Socialist Party of Georgia United National Council Alliance for Georgia Georgian Party Strength Is in Unity State for the People
Historical	Social Democratic Party of Georgia Georgian Socialist-Federalist Revolutionary Party Mesame Dasi
Banned	Communist Party of Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Centrist Party Conservative Movement Georgian Idea
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