Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GD), also colloquially known as the Kotsebi, is a culturally conservative and populist political party in Georgia, which has ruled the country since 2012 with an increasing authoritarian hand. Bidzina Ivanishvili, who founded the party on 19 April 2012 and is widely considered to be the de facto leader of Georgia, serves as the party's honorary chairman. The party's electoral number is 41.