Out of GEL 16 million donated to 11 political parties for the parliamentary elections of October 26, 2024, the amount donated to Georgian Dream exceeds GEL 9 million. The biggest donors to Georgian Dream are those who have won millions of laris in tenders announced by the state since 2012, or people who are completely strangers to the society, most of whom do not even have real estate despite the large donations made by them.

We studied the election donations of the political parties participating in the October 26 parliamentary elections and their donors. Monitoring was carried out from January 1 to September 15, 2024.

According to the Central Election Commission of Georgia, 27 electoral entities are registered for the parliamentary elections, but only 11 parties have received donations. Georgian Dream has received the most monetary donations. The total funding received by eleven political parties exceeds GEL 16 million, of which more than GEL 9 million was donated to Georgian Dream.

Donations of political unions:

Who are the donors to the ruling party?

From January 1 to September 15, 2024, 298 individuals donated money to Georgian Dream. The ruling power has 114 new donors. As a result of checking their data in the public registry, it has been found out that none of them owns real estate. We checked the data of each donor in the public registry; It has been found that 162 of them do not own real estate. Each of them has donated an average of more than GEL 10,000 to the ruling party.

As for the dynamics of donations, the amount of money has been doubling from month to month for the last three months.[1] For example, the sum of the money donated in July 2024 was over GEL 2 million, and it increased to 4 million in August.

The amount of donations by month:

The list of Georgian Dream donors includes the names of businessmen. Davit Devadze and Otar Putkaradze are among the biggest donors to the ruling team. As a result of checking their data in the public registry, it has been found out that they are also co-owners of a joint company - Bondi-2009. Davit Devadze has donated GEL 60,000 to Georgian Dream for the 2024 parliamentary elections, and Otar Putkaradze has donated GEL 37,000. Otar Putkaradze is a long-time donor to Georgian Dream. In total, he has donated GEL 147,000 to Georgian Dream (from 2021 to date). This company has won tenders worth 35 million GEL since 2012.[2]

Another biggest donor to Georgian Dream is Sergo Khabuliani. He has donated GEL 50,000 to Georgian Dream in 2024. Khabuliani is the co-owner of Tsekuri LLC. In 2024, the mentioned company won a tender worth GEL 374,241, which was announced by the Mtskheta-Mtianeti municipality. According to the tender documentation, the company was responsible for construction works. In total, since 2012, the company has received more than GEL 65 million from state and local government tenders.

Businessman Vazha Tsigroshvili is also among donors. He has donated money to Georgian Dream eight times. For the first time, the businessman donated money to the party before the 2016 parliamentary elections. The total amount of money donated over the years amounts to GEL 271,000. The amount donated for the parliamentary elections of 2024 is GEL 24,000. Seven companies are registered under Tsigroshvili's name in the public registry. Tsigroshvili has dual citizenship - he is a citizen of the Russian Federation as well. The businessman is the owner of 90% of shares of the Story LLC company. This company is building Story 1 HPP in Kakheti. The construction started in 2019.

Bezhan Anuashvili, Tsigroshvili’s business partner and one of the co-owners of Story LLC, is another donor to the ruling team. Since 2016, he has donated money to the party four times. The total amount donated is GEL 45,000.

Donors also include former and current high-ranking officials and people close to them.

Kakhaber Ivanidze is another donor to the ruling team. According to Ani Tsitladze, a member of the National Movement, Kakhaber Ivanidze, along with Gia Adamia, the head of the Senaki headquarters of Georgian Dream, tried to bribe Vakhtang Tsurtsumia, a member of the National Movement,  after which, Tsurtsumia disappeared for a few days, and then he suspended his authority in the Senaki City Assembly.[3] Ivanidze has donated GEL 30,700 to Georgian Dream. According to the public registry, he does not own real estate.