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News
Polls Close, Vote Count Underway
Vote count is underway across the country as 410 polling stations closed at 8pm for Georgia’s by-elections. 173,361 voters cast ballot in the elections, accounting for 43.1% of the total number of voters, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC). There were a total of 402,091 eligible voters. Turnout by…
Elections 2019
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Analysis
Key Points: TBC Bank Affair
Case in brief TBC Bank, the leading Georgian banking company, is facing a criminal investigation for alleged breaches of money-laundering legislation, involving a USD 17 million transaction that took place back in 2008. Mamuka Khazaradze, the Bank’s founder, denies the charges, claiming the legality of the said transaction was inspected multiple times by the fiscal authorities, the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) and international auditors…
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Interviews
Pomerantsev: Russia uses disinformation in a truly militarized way
Voice of America’s Ani Chkhikvadze spoke with Peter Pomerantsev, journalist and researcher, about the threat of disinformation in a rapidly developing information space. What threat does disinformation pose to democracy and countries like Georgia? And what importance does free media have in combatting the disinformation?…
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News
Parliament Weekly: April 22-May 3
Committee hearings Sector Economy and Economic Policy Committee On April 23, Levan Surguladze, director of the Pension Agency, reported to the Parliament’s Sector Economy and Economic Policy Committee on the performance of his agency and the process of formation of the investment council. The committee hearing was held upon initiative of the European Georgia faction. The report was followed by a Q&A session. The majority…
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Interviews
TV Interview: Saakashvili on oponents, policies and future
Former President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili gave an extensive interview to Rustavi 2 TV talkshow “Accents of the Week” on April 2, touching upon the multitude of matters pertaining to Georgia’s domestic and foreign policy. We have summarized some of the key elements for you.…
By Irakli Khvadagiani, a research fellow at Soviet Past Research Laboratory (SovLab) The emergence of modern archival institutions and networks in Georgia is linked to the Russian imperial administration in the 19th century. The Georgian Democratic Republic received this heritage in 1918 and undertook fundamental reforms to preserve the nation’s memory. This is the story of many an unsung hero. Building Imperial Memory In the…
On 12 March 1919 the freely elected Constituent Assembly of Georgia has gathered for its first session. The eldest member of the Assembly, Social Democrat Silibistro Jibladze has delivered this inaugural address at 12:19. His speech is a great example of the political rhetoric of the time, now sadly lost, as well as the reflection on complexity and confusion of the times. “So I have…
