title: Progress and Freedom
text: # Progress and Freedom
  
  Progress and Freedom (Georgian: პროგრესი და თავისუფლება, romanized: p'rogresi da tavisupleba) is a political party in Georgia. The party was founded by Kakha Okriashvili and Tsezar Chocheli In 2020. In September 2020, the party joined the coalition Strength Is in Unity.
  
  The coalition nominated both party founders as majoritarian candidates during the 2020 parliamentary election. Kakha Okriashvili received 23,666 votes (39.55%) in the #14 majoritarian constituency and took second place. Tsezar Chocheli was nominated in the #11 majoritarian constituency, where he received 17,134 votes (33.78%) and passed to the second round, but refused to participate; nevertheless his last name was on the ballot paper and received 2,076 (7.47%) votes in the second round. Kakha Okriashvili and Tsezar Chocheli refused to enter parliament on party lists (entirely with the opposition, citing rigged elections).
  
  ## Electoral performance
  
  ### Parliamentary election
  
  | Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government | Coalition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2020 | Kakha Okriashvili | 523,127 | 27.18 | 2 / 150 | New | 2nd | Opposition | Strength Is in Unity |
  
  ### Local elections
  
  | Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2021 | 1,033 | 0.06 | 2 / 2,068 | New |
  