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Alliance of Patriots Holds Anti-UNM Rallies
The Alliance of Patriots, a radical right-wing outfit, held two rallies against the opposition United National Movement, reiterating the party’s…
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FM Zalkaliani: Developments in the Azov Sea “Alarming”
Developments in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait are alarming, Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani said in a…
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CEC Adds 9 781 to the Election Roll
According to the Central Election Commission reports, the number of voters on the election roll grew from 3 518 877…
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Vashadze Campaign Reports Attacks, Violence Against Opposition Activists
The United Opposition, a coalition led by the United National Movement (UNM), reports increased violence against its activists and supporters…
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Orthodox Patriarch Addresses Presidential Candidates, Calls for Accepting Election Results
Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II spoke on the upcoming presidential runoff, and expressed his hope that the candidates will accept…
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17 CSOs Warn Prosecution Against Censuring Human Rights Watchdogs
Seventeen Georgian civil society groups, mostly human rights watchdogs, expressed their “extreme concern” by the Prosecution’s statement of November 21,…
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Court of Appeals Acquits Photojournalists Charged with Espionage
The Court of Appeals has acquitted photojournalists Giorgi Abdaladze, Zurab Kurtsikidze, Irakli Gedenidze and Natia Gedenidze, who were convicted of…
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Justice Minister, Prosecution Press CSOs to Disclose Whistle-blower
Justice Minister Tea Tsulukiani said on November 22 that three CSO’s who reported a whistle-blower allegation were “caught telling a…
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Court of Appeals Upholds Guilty Verdict against Saakashvili
The Court of Appeals upheld on November 22 a guilty verdict delivered by the first instance court against ex-President Mikheil…
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Okuashvili Says Pressured to Retract Accusations Ahead of Polls
Businessman Zaza Okuashvili, one of the founders of the Omega Group, a Georgian business conglomerate, and owner of the Tbilisi-based…
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Vladimir Putin Meets Abkhaz Leader in Sochi
Russian President Vlaidmir Putin held a meeting with Abkhaz leader Raul Khajimba in Sochi on November 21 to take stock…
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Georgian, EU Top Officials Hold Inaugural High-Level Meeting in Brussels
Georgian Delegation, led by Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze and EU Commissioners, headed by President of European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, discussed increasing…
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ISFED Releases Interim Report on Runoff Campaign
The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), a Tbilisi-based election watchdog, released its interim report of the November…
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Bidzina Ivanishvili on Presidential Runoff, Post-Election Strategy
Former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, who chairs the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party, gave his first televised interview since the…
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NATO Deputy SecGen: ‘Georgia Has Made Tremendous Progress’
Deputy NATO Secretary General, Rose Gottemoeller said at the 64th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Halifax, Canada, that…
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Probe into Alleged Election Fraud Launched, as CSOs Voice Whistleblower’s Allegations
In a statement released on November 20, the Georgian Prosecutor’s office said that it has launched investigation into alleged printing…
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CSOs: Saakashvili Remarks ‘Anti-Semitic’
The No to Phobia platform, a CSO coalition uniting thirteen organizations, expressed “deep concern” over ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili’s “anti-Semitic” remarks…
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Salome Zurabishvili Continues Campaign Meetings
Salome Zurabishvili, the ruling party-backed presidential candidate, continues campaigning for the November 28 runoff. Zurabishvili met with young winemakers in…
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Chief of Counter-Terrorism Agency on Chatayev Affair, ISIS Connections in Georgia
Irakli Chimakadze, Chief of the Counter-Terrorism Center of the State Security Service, Georgia’s domestic intelligence service, gave an exclusive interview…
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Watchdogs: Signs of “Unprecedented Voter-bribing”
Georgia’s three respected watchdogs, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), Transparency International-Georgia (TI) and the Georgian Young…
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ISFED Reports ‘Unprecedented Forms’ of Voter Intimidation
The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), a Tbilisi-based election watchdog, claims voter intimidation ahead of the presidential…
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Government Announces Deal to Write off Bad Debts
The Government said it has negotiated a deal with banks and non-banking lenders which would lead to writing off of…
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in Jan-Oct 2018
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first ten months of 2018 increased by 20.5%, compared to the same period of…
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Foreign Experts: Lugar Lab is transparent in its activities
The peer review exercise carried out at the Richard Lugar Center for Public Health Research, a Tbilisi-based biological research facility that…
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Audit Office: Zurabishvili Secures 81% of Donations in 1H November
The State Audit Office, an independent body in charge of the political finance monitoring, reported that in the period from October…
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Presidential Runoff: Key Dates and Procedures
On November 28, Georgian citizens will head to polls to elect their fifth president for a six-year term, replacing incumbent…
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Women Rights Activists: “Georgian Dream” Campaign Tactic Discriminatory
Eight local women rights activist groups, including Georgian Women’s Movement, Sapari and Equality Movement spoke about the “signs of gender…
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Justice Minister under Fire over Remarks on ICC Prosecution
Justice Minister Tea Tsulukiani’s comments that individual Georgian servicemen might be held accountable before the International Criminal Court drew fierce…
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Vashadze Continues Touring Regions, Outlines Priorities
Grigol Vashadze, presidential candidate of the United Opposition, a coalition led by the United National Movement, is touring the regions…
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CoE Issues Report on Conflict in Georgia
During the 1329th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies on November 14, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn…
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CEC Approves First Round Vote Tally
The Central Election Commission (CEC) approved on November 14 the final vote tally of the first round of presidential elections.…
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Parliament Discusses Revised Draft of 2019 State Budget
The Parliament of Georgia discussed on November 13-14 the revised draft of the 2019 state budget, submitted by the government following the latter’s consideration of…
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Georgian Foreign Minister Visits Denmark, Ends Scandinavian Tour
Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani visited Denmark on November 14-15 as part of his diplomatic tour to Scandinavian countries. Yesterday,…
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European Parliament Adopts Resolution on EU-Georgia Association Agreement
With 528 votes in favor, 97 against and 34 abstentions, the European Parliament adopted on November 14 a resolution on implementation…
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Presidential Runnoff Slated for November 28
The second round of Georgia’s presidential election will be held on Wednesday, November 28, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced…
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Election Watchdogs Urge CEC Not to Set the Runoff Date on a Working Day
Three leading election watchdogs – GYLA, TI Georgia and ISFED – urge the Central Election Commission not to set the…
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MEPs Assess Implementation of EU-Georgia Association Agreement
The European Parliament assessed at its plenary sitting on November 13 implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement (AA) based on…
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Army Chief Weighs in on Former Servicemen’s Campaign against Zurabishvili
Chief of the General Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces, Major General Vladimer Chachibaia, weighed in on former military servicemen’s…
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Opposition Coalition Accuses CEC of Delaying Runoff Date Announcement
The opposition coalition led by the United National Movement claims the Central Election Commission (CEC) is delaying to schedule the…
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Jonathan Katz: it is important that there is no violence ahead of the runoffs
Anna Kalandadze of Voice of America’s Georgian Service in Washington talked to Jonathan Katz, Senior Fellow at the German Marshal Fund…
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Georgian FM Visits Oslo, Meets Norwegian Counterpart
Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani continues his diplomatic tour in Scandinavian countries. On November 13, he met with his Norwegian…
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Vashadze Campaign Denies Zurabishvili’s Allegations
The opposition coalition led by the United National Movement (UNM) denied the allegations voiced by the ruling party-endorsed presidential candidate,…
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Sergey Lavrov Receives Tskhinvali ‘Foreign Minister’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met on November 12 with Dmitry Medoev, the Moscow-backed “foreign minister” of Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia,…
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in Jan-Oct 2018
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first ten months of 2018 increased by 20.5%, compared to the same period of…
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Parliament Speaker Slams UNM as ‘Criminal Political Force’
Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze slammed the opposition United National Movement (UNM) as “a criminal, dirty political force” with no…
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Georgian, Finnish Foreign Ministers Meet, Discuss Enhancing Ties
Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani, who is on an official visit to the Scandinavian countries on November 11-16, met today…
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Zurabishvili Claims Death Threats Received, Blames UNM
Salome Zurabishvili, the presidential candidate supported by the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia (GDDG), said at a news briefing today that…
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Activists Erect Tents in Front of the Parliament
Despite police opposition, a group of civic activists have erected tents in front of the Parliament building in Tbilisi in…
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UPDATED: Watchdogs Warn Against Social Spending Announcements During Campaign
Transparency International Georgia, a local watchdog, said that announcing “new multi-million social programs” ahead of the second round runoffs of…
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Man Arrested over Teen Murder Case Released in Plea Deal
Merab Morchadze, who was arrested in June in connection with the controversial Khorava street murder case and sentenced by Tbilisi…
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