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Tbilisi protests as Rustavi 2 anchor insults Putin

Tbilisi protests as Rustavi 2 anchor insults Putin

Georgian people gathered in front of the Rustavi 2 building after anchor of Georgian private broadcaster Rustavi 2 Giorgi Gabunia has insulted Russian President Vladimir Putin on his live show, using …

Nika Melia obliged to wear monitoring bracelet

Nika Melia obliged to wear monitoring bracelet

Georgia's opposition United National Movement party member Nika Melia, who is charged with incitement to violence during the recent Tbilisi protests, will have to wear an electronic bracelet to be monitored, as the Court of …

Georgia to hold unprecedented parliamentary election

Georgia to hold unprecedented parliamentary election

Georgia's parliamentary election in 2020 will be held under a proportional system, head of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili said. Changing the electoral system from a mixed to a …

Relations between Moscow and Tbilisi rapidly getting worse

Relations between Moscow and Tbilisi rapidly getting worse

By signing a ban on air travel from Russia to Georgia on July 8 and instructing the government to ensure safe return of Russians from Georgia, Russian President Vladimir Putin partially satisfied the demands of protesters in Tbilisi. …

Saakashvili's people try to start revolution in Georgia

Saakashvili's people try to start revolution in Georgia

Demonstrations in Tbilisi have turned into an open confrontation between protesters and Georgian riot police, as a result of which dozens of people were hospitalized. Several thousand demonstrators, together with opposition …

 New UNM chairman elected

New UNM chairman elected

Grigol Vashadze was elected as a chairman of the United National Movement. The voting has been held yesterday at the 8th Congress of the party. 364 delegates voted in favor of Grigol Vashadze, one voted against and one …

UNM member detained in Georgia for insulting police

UNM member detained in Georgia for insulting police

Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs has detained a member of the United National Movement opposition, David Kirkitadze, for verbally and physically abusing the police and damage of property during the clash between …

 Georgia elects anti-Saakashvili as president

Georgia elects anti-Saakashvili as president

The Georgian Dream ruling party endorsed presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili has won in the second round of presidential elections in Georgia with 59.56% after 99.7% of votes were counted, the country's Central …

Is murder of Georgia'a presidential candidate being plotted?

Is murder of Georgia'a presidential candidate being plotted?

Georgian Dream ruling party supported presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili said she and her family are being threatened. Zurabishvili has already addressed the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the civil …

Zurabishvili ready for second round of presidential elections

Zurabishvili ready for second round of presidential elections

Independent candidate for the post of Georgian president, Salome Zurabishvili, supported by the ruling Georgian Dream party, told reporters that she will continue to fight for this post in the second round of elections. On Sunday, …