Vakhtang Maisaya

No early parliamentary elections to be held in Georgia

No early parliamentary elections to be held in Georgia

Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said the 2020 parliamentary elections will be held with a mixed-electoral system, as parliament rejected the ruling party proposed bill on the move …

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 …

Is Georgian Dream losing majority?

Is Georgian Dream losing majority?

The intensity of the political conflict in Georgia that started in the Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia ruling party over the bill setting criteria for the appointment of judges to the country's Supreme Court, increased. Today, …

 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 …

Georgia abolishes ministry of sport and two others

Georgia abolishes ministry of sport and two others

Georgia's Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has announced changes planned for the cabinet as part of his plan to reduce administrative costs in the state bureaucracy. The Ministry of Culture and Sport will be …

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 …

Georgia mourns victims of Kemerovo tragedy together with Russia

Georgia mourns victims of Kemerovo tragedy together with Russia

Georgia is shocked by the Kemerovo tragedy, Georgian political scientists told the correspondents of Vestnik Kavkaza, expressing their condolences to the families of the victims of a fire in the Zimnyaya Vishnya shopping mall in Kemerovo. …

Tbilisi neutralizing terrorists

Tbilisi neutralizing terrorists

One person was injured as a result of the unprecedented counter-terrorist special operation, which is underway in the Isani-Samgori district of Tbilisi, the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza reported, noting that the injured is member of a …

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). …

 Georgia to rehears parliamentary elections

Georgia to rehears parliamentary elections

On October 21, elections to local self-government bodies will be held in Georgia. Residents of the country will choose mayors of 5 cities (Tbilisi, Poti, Rustavi, Batumi, Kutaisi) and 59 districts, as well as deputies of 64 sakrebulos (municipal …

Georgia prefers economy to politics

Georgia prefers economy to politics

According to residents of Georgia, the main problems in the country are unemployment (47%) and the economic crisis (24%), and the least - health care and drug prices (0.5%), the sociological survey by the International Republican Institute (IRI) …

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 …

'Dream come true government' approved in Georgia

'Dream come true government' approved in Georgia

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has signed a decree on appointment of new members of the cabinet, the press service of the Georgian government reports. Yesterday, the country's President …

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 …

Georgian Dream wins 48 districts out of 50

Georgian Dream wins 48 districts out of 50

Majoritarian candidates from the ruling party Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GDDG) have won 48 majoritarian districts out of 50, latest preliminary results show, the Chairwoman of CEC Tamar Zhvania said. …