The founders of the Alt-Info/Conservative Movement are the former hosts of the TV channel “Alt-Info” and its owner. The transformation of the media project into a political platform took place in 2021 after the violent dispersal of Tbilisi Pride on July 5, during which 53 journalists were physically assaulted. The founders and hosts of “Alt-Info” were directly involved in extremist actions and even promoted violence, although the legal responsibility of the organizers was never upheld, which became the subject of criticism from both local and international organizations. The party, which has close ties with the founder of the Eurasianist movement, Alexander Dugin, came out with the initiative of a radical change in foreign policy, military cooperation with Russia, and the replacement of liberalism with Christian-conservative ideology. Party leaders even talked about the theocratic model of governing the country together with the church. In 2022, the party’s connections with Russian government circles became more evident:
- In October 2022, leaders of the Conservative Movement participated in the Eurasian Business Forum in Moscow;
- Within the framework of the forum, the leaders of the Conservative Movement met with the Minister of the Eurasian Union of Russia, Sergey Glazyev, and the Senator of the Federation Council, Igor Morozov;
- In January 2022, together with other organizations from Georgia, “Conservative Movement” participated in the round table organized by the “Union of Communist Parties” (Союз коммунистический партивы – КПСС – КПРФ) on the topic “Possibilities for positive development of relations between Russia and Georgia”. Duma MPs Kazbek Taysaev and Artem Turov participated in the event from the Russian side; From Georgia – in addition to the Conservative Movement, representatives of the “European Socialists” party, “Solidarity for Peace”, “ERI Media”, and “Union of Human Rights Defenders” were present at the event.
