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Opposition: Georgian Dream to lose with any electoral system

Opposition: Georgian Dream to lose with any electoral system

The ruling Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia party will lose the parliamentary elections even if the mixed electoral system is preserved, because the opposition intends to present a single candidate in local districts, leader of the …

Ivanishvili agrees to become Georgian Dream chairman

Ivanishvili agrees to become Georgian Dream chairman

Founder of the Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili plans to return to politics and become chairman of the ruling party. Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi …

Lapis Lazuli to provide incentive to develop region

Lapis Lazuli to provide incentive to develop region

Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey signed a major international trade and transport corridor deal on the sidelines of the 7th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA-VII) in Ashgabat, which was …

Georgian Dream's secret of success

Georgian Dream's secret of success

The results of the local government election in Georgia, which, according to preliminary results, was won by the Georgian Dream, were quite predictable, as the ruling party actively used the administrative resource, the experts Petro Mamradze and …

Voting in local elections started in Georgia

Voting in local elections started in Georgia

Electoral polling stations for local government elections opened on Saturday in Georgia, Trend reports with a reference to RİA Novosti. Georgians will choose 64 mayors of cities and districts and deputies of 64 municipal legislatures (sakrebulo). …

 Who will be elected new Tbilisi mayor?

Who will be elected new Tbilisi mayor?

The Municipal Elections 2017 will take place in Georgia on October 21, the republic's President Giorgi Margvelashvili said at a press briefing this afternoon. At these elections, self-governing cities will elect …

 Russian-Georgian dialogue's format to become monthly

Russian-Georgian dialogue's format to become monthly

A dialogue group, agreed by the opposition parliamentarians from the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia and the State Duma deputies, will start operating in September, the member of the Alliance of Patriots Ada Marshania said. …

Kiev refuses to extradite Saakashvili to Tbilisi

Kiev refuses to extradite Saakashvili to Tbilisi

Extradition of the former president of Georgia, a citizen of Ukraine Mikhail Saakashvili, to his homeland "is impossible today," the Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yevgeny Yenin said in …

Will Georgian President's term be prolonged?

Will Georgian President's term be prolonged?

In Georgia, the parliamentary majority plans to extend the term of office of the president to six years. The president elected in 2018 will retain his post for six years.

Georgian Parliament approves new Constitution

Georgian Parliament approves new Constitution

The draft amendments to the Georgian Constitution were approved by 109 parliament members, the website of the country's parliament said. The signatures submitted by deputies will be handed over to the committee on procedural …

Margvelashvili named most popular Georgian politician

Margvelashvili named most popular Georgian politician

Georgian President Georgi Margvelashvili topped the rating of political leaders of the country. According to the sociological survey by the International Republican Institute (IRI), 67% of the survey participants are sympathetic …

 Russia helps Georgia to get closer to Europe

Russia helps Georgia to get closer to Europe

Dialogue between Georgia and Russia has contributed to a certain extent to the implementation of a successful European project, the Georgian prime minister’s special representative for relations with Russia, Zurab …

Why does Georgia need non-bloc status?

Why does Georgia need non-bloc status?

The opposition party 'Democratic Movement' of the former Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Nino Burjanadze, appealed to the members of the constitutional commission, demanding to fix non-bloc status of the …

Will Georgia replace its Constitution?

Will Georgia replace its Constitution?

Amendments to the Constitution of Georgia will be made based on the current challenges and taking into account existing international standards, the country's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said, commenting on the launch …

Georgia 2016: win for Georgian Dream, defeat for lari

Georgia 2016: win for Georgian Dream, defeat for lari

This year in Georgia ends with the win of Georgian Dream in the fight with United National Movement and the biggest devaluation of the national currency, so the country enters 2017 in the not so holiday mood, Georgian experts said in an interview …

What to expect from new Georgian Parliament?

What to expect from new Georgian Parliament?

Today Georgia’s Central Election Commission released a final protocol, summarising the outcomes of  the country’s October’s parliamentary elections.  The Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia gained 115 seats in …

Will Georgian President's powers be limited?

Will Georgian President's powers be limited?

Georgia's President's Advisor Pikria Chikhradze commented rumors about amendments to the Constitution which will reduce presidential powers. She believes that this issue appeared on the agenda because of differences in …

How will Georgian government change?

How will Georgian government change?

Georgia may reduce the number of ministries, Georgian Minister of Education and Science Alexander Jejelava said today, adding that the decision on personnel changes in the Cabinet of Ministers was not made yet.  At …