Head of Georgian Dream on Ivanishvili’s informal rule
The return to politics of billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili that he himself announced today, indicates that there was no “informal rule” of which the opposition accuses him
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Ivanishvili returns to politics
Georgia's former Prime Minister and founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili was elected the honorary Chair of the GD party. In his address at the congress meeting of the ruling party, Ivanishvili explained …
Oppositionists endows Ivanishvili with supernatural powers, Georgian Dream Chairman says
The opposition endows Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party and former Prime Minister of Georgia, with supernatural powers, party chairman Irakli Kobakhidze said. Oppositionists insist that Ivanishvili, who …
Kiev imposes sanctions on Ivanishvilli's family
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has imposed sanctions on the inner circle of the ruling Georgian Dream party's founder, Bidzina Ivanishvili. The decree was published on October 20. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of …
Georgian opposition calls on Saakashvili to quit politics, Ivanishvili to retake office
Two Parliamentary opposition groups, the Citizens and Girchi parties, on Thursday released a joint letter calling on the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili to withdraw from politics and urging the former Prime Minister Bidzina …
Hunger-striking Saakashvili a headache for Georgian government
Even weakened and behind bars, the former president has managed to place himself again at the center of Georgian politics
Gakharia calls Ivanishvili’s allegations of treason ‘gossip’
Georgia's former PM Giorgi Gakharia, who resigned and left the ruling party back in February and recently created a new political party For Georgia, has responded to criticism and allegations of treason by the ruling Georgian Dream …
Ivanishvili says Gakharia is a traitor
Founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili, who left Georgian politics for the second time back in January 2021, has responded to media reports that the new political party founded by ex-PM Giorgi Gakharia …
Gakharia shakes up Georgian politics
Georgian politics looks set for its biggest shake up in a decade after former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia announces the launch of a new party, one that has already attracted defectors from the ruling Georgian Dream
New political force against Ivanishvili created in Georgia
Member of the Georgian Parliament and a former leader of the European Georgia opposition party Elene Khoshtaria has created a new political force Droa (It's Time). "State propaganda is constantly trying to convince us …
Protests in Georgia increase Saakashvili’s Influence
On March 1, European Council President Charles Michel met in Tbilisi with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili and Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. Reportedly, the two sides were predominantly going to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic as …
Georgia after Garibashvili's second coming
Georgia’s political stage has lately got very hot: an arrest of the opposition figure Nika Melia, head of the “European Georgia” party associated with the exiled ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili, with the party’s …
Nika Melia's arrest: opposition and Western diplomats' reaction
Yesterday, the Georgian opposition organised a rally after the arrest of the leader of the largest opposition party, the United National Movement, Nika Melia. Georgian police arrested a top opposition leader on February 23, using tear gas in a dawn raid on his party headquarters, further deepening a political crisis sparked by last year’s parliamentary elections, the outcome of which the opposition disputes, Emerging Europe writes
Has Ivanishvili really relinquished power?
The founder and leader of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, announced he is leaving politics forever. In his last interview with Georgian public television, Ivanishvili underlined that he would no longer support GD, either as head of the party or even as a member. By this, he, of course, meant that GD would no longer have access to his vast financial resources
Kobakhidze appointed head of Georgian Dream
Former speaker of the Georgian Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze was appointed as the new chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party. The delegates to the party's political congress unanimously elected him to the post of chairman. 400 …
Ivanishvili donates material assets worth $1.5 bln to Cartu Charity Foundation
Former Prime Minister of Georgia and the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili said he will donate 90% of his material assets worth $1.5 bln, except those with credit or other obligations, to the Cartu Charity …
Ivanishvili says he is quitting politics
The head of Georgia’s ruling party and the country’s wealthiest man, Bidzina Ivanishvili, said on Monday he was leaving politics for good, according to the politician's letter. Ivanishvili is head of the Georgian Dream …
Georgia's ruling party officially nominates Gakharia for premiership
Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party has officially nominated Giorgi Gakharia for premiership. The relevant letter, which is dated December 12, is signed by the party's chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili. Gakharia has one …
Great power rivalry hots up in the south Caucasus
On October 31, the parliamentary elections were held in Georgia. According to preliminary results, the ruling Georgian Dream party is to receive 76 seats in the parliament and retain power. Parliamentary elections in Georgia have brought victory for Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire oligarch who made his fortune in Russia
Georgia holds parliamentary elections
Georgia is voting to elect the 10th convocation parliament. The polling stations were opened throughout the country at 8:00 local time. Among the first to vote was Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili. "I want to …
