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Polish Senate Speaker Visits Georgia
Stanisław Karczewski, the Senate Speaker of the Polish Parliament is on an official visit to Georgia on May 20-23. Yesterday,…
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Sokhumi Postpones Election Date after Allegations of Candidate Poisoning
Abkhaz leader Raul Khajimba has agreed to postpone the date of ‘presidential’ elections, following his talks with opposition leaders. The…
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IMF Managing Director Concludes Visit to Georgia
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) paid an inaugural visit to Georgia on May 19-21. On…
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Zurabishvili, Zelensky Meet in Kyiv
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili was in Kyiv on May 20 to attend the inauguration of the newly-elected President of Ukraine,…
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The future of the Eastern Partnership
By Professor Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Following the European Union’s enlargement in 2004, countries…
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Political Ratings in NDI-Commissioned Poll – April 2019
The U.S. National Democratic Institute (NDI) released the results of its public opinion survey, showing respondents’ attitudes towards broad range…
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Foreign Policy Attitudes in NDI-Commissioned Opinion Survey
U.S. National Democratic Institute (NDI) released its public opinion survey results, which shows respondents’ attitudes towards broad range of issues,…
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UNM Leaders Divided over Post-Election Strategy
Post-election remarks of Sandra Roelofs, the wife of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili, announcing countrywide protests, has sparked intense debate within the…
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in January-April 2019
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first four months of 2019 increased by 2.3%, compared to the same period last…
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Final Vote Count Confirms GD Sweeping Win, Mtatsminda Runoff
Vote count is over at all polling stations for Georgia’s May 19 by-elections, confirming the Georgian Dream candidates winning the…
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Preliminary Results: GD Wins Mayoral Polls, Faces Runoff in Mtatsminda MP Elections
Preliminary results show the Georgian Dream candidates winning the mayoral race in all five municipalities across Georgia, including in Zugdidi,…
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ISFED: By-Elections Orderly, ‘For the Most Part’
Voting process in Georgia’s by-elections “was for the most part held without major violations,” the International Society for Fair Elections…
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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…
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GYLA: Voting Process Held Without Major Violations
Voting process in Georgia’s by-elections was held without major violations, the Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) reported in its preliminary…
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President Zurabishvili: Saakashvili’s Remarks ‘Unconstitutional, Anti-State’
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has condemned ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili’s remarks of May 19, in which he called on the opposition…
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CEC: Voter Turnout 34.8% at 5pm
139,811 voters, accounting for 34.8% of all registered voters, cast ballot in the by-elections by 5pm, three hours before closing the…
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CEC: Voter Turnout 29.1% at 3pm
117,227 voters, accounting for 29.1% of all registered voters, cast ballot in the by-elections by 3pm, according to the Central Election…
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Watchdogs: Voting Process Orderly, Atmosphere Tense in Zugdidi
Voting in Georgia’s by-elections proceeds orderly, but overall atmosphere at some polling stations is tense, according to the assessments of…
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CEC: Voter Turnout 16.7% at 12pm
67,217 voters, accounting for 16.7% of all registered voters, cast ballot in the by-elections by 12pm, four hours after the polling…
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CEC: Voter Turnout 6.8% at 10am
27,256 voters, accounting for 6.8% of all registered voters, cast ballot in the by-elections by 10am, two hours after the…
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Polls Open for Georgia’s By-Elections
Over 400 polling stations have opened at 8am today for Georgia’s by-elections, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC). A…
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Orthodox Church, Conservative Groups March for ‘Family Purity’
Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) marked on May 17 the ‘Family Purity Day’, introduced in 2014 to counter the International Day…
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CSOs Call for Calm Ahead of By-Elections
A group of twelve Georgian civil society organizations, including the TI Georgia and ISFED, issued a joint statement on May…
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CSOs, Foreign Diplomats on the International Day against Homophobia
A group of Tbilisi-based foreign ambassadors issued a joint statement on May 17, on the occasion of the International Day…
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Women’s Movement Speaks of Gender Discrimination against Sandra Roelofs
Georgian Women’s Movement, a group of human rights and gender equality activists, claims Sandra Roelofs, mayoral candidate of the United Opposition…
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CEC Chair Summoned to Parliament over By-Elections
The Parliament of Georgia will hear a report from the Chair of the Central Election Commission (CEC), Tamar Zhvania over…
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GYLA Releases Pre-Election Assessment Report
The Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA), a local rights watchdog, released its second report on the upcoming by-elections, highlighting campaign…
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President Kaljulaid: Estonian-Georgian Relations ‘Steady, in Good Condition’
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili is in Tallinn on May 16-17, following her visit to Latvia. Today, she met with her…
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Georgian, Latvian Presidents Meet in Riga
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, who is on an official visit to Riga on May 14-16, met today with her Latvian…
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Georgian, Kazakh PMs Discuss Deepening Trade, Economic Ties
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze is on an official visit to Kazakhstan on May 15-16. Today, he met with his…
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Heads of Georgia-Azerbaijan Border Commission Meet in Baku
Georgian-Azerbaijani commission, tasked with border delimitation between the two countries, met in Baku on May 14, nearly a month after…
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CSOs Call for Prompt Investigation of Zugdidi Incident
Georgian civil society organizations have denounced the recent incident in the western Georgian town of Zugdidi involving Sandra Roelofs, the…
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CSO Group Says Government Delaying Drug Policy Reform
A group of thirteen civil society organizations, including the Human Rights Monitoring Center, the Open Society Georgia Foundation and the…
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PM Bakhtadze at EaP Conference: Georgia ‘Deserves More’
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze took part in the high-level conference marking the tenth anniversary of the Eastern Partnership (EaP)…
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Former Security Official Rebuts Machalikashvili’s Claims
Ioseb Gogashvili, former deputy head of the State Security Service (SSG), Georgia’s domestic intelligence agency, denied having a role in…
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Tenth Anniversary of Eastern Partnership Marked in Brussels
On May 13, the Foreign Ministers and representatives of Member States of the European Union and their counterparts from the…
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May 19 By-Elections in Georgia: List of Candidates
On May 19, Georgian citizens will go to the polls to elect five municipality mayors, as well as to fill…
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in January-April 2019
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first four months of 2019 increased by 2.3%, compared to the same period last…
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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…
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Georgia-Azerbaijan commission to talk border next week
Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani announced today that the renewed Georgian-Azerbaijani commission, tasked with delimitation of border between the two…
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French, Georgian Interior Ministers Pledge to Counter Crime, Illegal Migration
On May 10, Interior Minister of France, Christophe Castaner, who is on an official trip to Georgia, met with his…
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Counter rallies on VE day in Tbilisi
The 74th anniversary of the Victory in Europe (VE) day was controversial in Tbilisi on May 9, as two confronting…
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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…
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SSG: Malkhaz Machalikashvili Plotted Terrorist Act
The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) says Malkhaz Machalikashvili, father of a terror-related case suspect – Temirlan Machalikashvili –…
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Georgian, Polish Presidents Pledge to Deepen Ties
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, who is on her first official visit to Warsaw on May 7-8, met today with her…
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In Quotes: Politicians, CSOs on New Lawsuit against Rustavi 2 TV
Georgian politicians and representatives of civil society organizations have commented on a new lawsuit against Rustavi 2, one of the country’s…
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Rustavi 2 Director Says Government behind New Lawsuit
Nika Gvaramia, director general of Rustavi 2 TV, says the authorities have launched “a new phase of attack” against the…
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Activists, Local Residents Rally in David Gareji Monastery
Several hundred civic activists and local residents gathered in the premises of David Gareji Monastery on May 5 to protest…
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Georgia Hosts International Military Logistics Exercise
LOGDEV 19, a multinational logistics command post exercise led by the United States army, started today at the Vaziani military…
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Former Economy Minister Clarifies Details of his Dismissal
Former Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Giorgi Kobulia, spoke on May 5 on details of his dismissal from Prime…
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