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Unified Communist Party of Georgia

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Unified Communist Party of Georgia
LeaderNugzar Shalvovich Avaliani
Founded1994
HeadquartersTbilisi
Membership (2000)82,000
IdeologyMarxism–Leninism
European affiliationInitiative of Communist and Workers' Parties
International affiliationUnion of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Seats in Parliament
0 / 150
Website
www.komunistebi.ge

The United Communist Party of Georgia (sometimes called Unified Communist Party of Georgia, Georgian: საქართველოს ერთიანი კომუნისტური პარტია, Sakartvelos Ertiani Komunisturi Partia, abbreviated SEKP) is a political party in Georgia. It was founded in 1994 through the merger of the Stalin Society, the Georgian Workers Communist Party and the Union of Communists of Georgia. The party is member of Union of Communist Parties — Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

The party was led by Panteleimon Giorgadze. His son Igor Giorgadze was forced into exile after being accused of plotting to assassinate Eduard Shevardnadze.

The party publishes Komunisti.