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.
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David Bakradze heads Movement for Freedom - European Georgia
Today, a group of politicians, who broke away from Mikhail Saakashvili’s United National Movement, held a constituent congress of the Movement for Freedom - European Georgia party at the Tbilisi Sports Palace. About 10 thousand people …
Georgia celebrates as EU opens its doors
After the legislation passed, Georgian legislators celebrated with champagne and EU-and-Georgia-themed cake
UNM lost 35 seats in municipal assemblies
As a result of split Georgian opposition party United National Movement (UNM) lost lost 35 of the 276 seats in municipal assemblies. There were only seven members of the UNM in Tbilisi, three of them left the party. The party suffered …
Saakashvili plans to fight for power in two countries
He refused to accept the role of "reforms symbol"
UNM leaders hold meeting with Saakashvili in Kiev
Yesterday leaders of the "United National Movement" held a meeting with ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili in Ukraine. A photo titled "New life of the old party" was posted on Facebook by …
Miraculous liberation of Gigi Ugulava
Why did Tbilisi Prison miss oppositionist?
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 …
Georgia tries not to spoil Russian-Turkish relations
Tbilisi hopes to maintain a necessary balance in relations with Moscow and Ankara
Georgian CEC releases final document summarising parliamentary elections
Today Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) released its final protocol summarising the outcomes of last month's Parliamentary Elections in Georgia, Agenda.ge reports. Releasing the document means the …
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 …
Saakashvili's wife gave up mandate
Wife of Georgian ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili, Sandra Roelofs, officially informed the Georgian CEC that she gives up her deputy mandate, the press service of the Central Election Commission reported. …
Will UNM elect a new chairman?
A former ruling and now the main opposition party of Georgia, ‘United National Movement’ (UNM), has accused some of its activists of spreading false information about the leaders of the party. According to the results of the …
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 …
Georgia: police investigate clash in Gori
Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has launched an investigation into a physical confrontation that took place between the activists of two political parties in Kvemo Sodisi village of Gori district in central Georgia today, Agenda.ge …
Second round of parliamentary elections kicks off in Georgia
The second round of the Parliamentary Elections of Georgia is taking place today. The election runoff will be held in 50 of Georgia’s 73 election districts, Agenda.ge reports. In the second round, people will vote to elect …
Alliance of Patriots to be represented in Georgia's parliament
Three parties — the ruling Georgian Dream Party, the United National Movement and the Alliance of Patriots — have made it into the Georgian parliament, the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) said, after counting …
Saakashvili's wife refuses to participate in election ranoff
One of the leaders of opposition party United National Movement (UNM), Georgia’s ex-First Lady Sandra Roelofs refused to participate in a second round of the parliamentary elections in Georgia after claiming the official …
Georgia continues to elect parliament
Today, the parliamentary elections have begun again for the residents of the two regions of Georgia. The reason are the serious violations documented at four polling stations during voting and during the counting of votes in the previous …
Georgia's Election: Whither the Opposition?
Georgia’s opposition parties are scrambling to piece together their future after the October 8 parliamentary election
