Maria Zakharova about Karabakh, Erdogan's apology and elections in Georgia
The Nagorno-Karabakh settlement demans silence, diplomats and experts should work with it, the official representative of the Russian Foreign …
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Kvirikashvili urges to adopt Code of Conduct during election campaign
The Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili stressed the need to adopt the Code of Conduct in connection with the beginning of the election campaign. "As we have already entered the official election …
How can a new election campaign in Georgia surprise us?
Before the parliamentary elections on October 8th the longest campaign in the country's history has recently started in Georgia. The corresponding decree was posted on the website of the presidential administration. According to …
Margvelashvili schedules elections for October 8th
According to Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili’s decree, the parliamentary elections are to take place on October 8th, his spokesman Eka Mishveladze …
Paata Burchuladze enters political scene
According to opinion polls, his party ‘State for the People’ can lay claim to first place in the parliamentary elections
Results of interim elections in Georgia: UNM defeats Georgian Dream
The representatives of the United National Movement opposition party won the interim majoritarian elections to the capital's city council (Sakrebulo) in two of the nine districts, the Central Election Commission of Georgia said. …
Giorgi Kvirikashvili elected as Georgian Dream chairman
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has been elected the new chairman of the Georgian Dream party during the 4th party congress. "Giorgi Kvirikashvili has been unanimously elected the chairman of the …
Will Saakashvili return to Georgia?
The ex-president of Georgia and the current governor of the Odessa region, Mikheil Saakashvili, is confident that his team from the United National Movement party will win the parliamentary elections this fall, after which he intends to return to his homeland. "There are two [political] forces: one is related to Bidzina Ivanishvili, the second is related to me, there is no one else at this stage. Everything else is just an imitation," Saakashvili told Rustavi-2 TV channel. According to the ex-president, he intends to return to his homeland after the elections, but he is not going to abandon his mission in Ukraine. "There is no choice between Georgia and Ukraine, the only choice we have is a united bright future," Saakashvili said.
Caucasus Press Review (April 25 - May 1)
Caucasian domestic and foreign conflicts through the eyes of local media
UNM lays out rules for compiling its party list
The United National Movement (UNM) opposition party laid out three principles based on which it plans to compile its party list of MP candidates for the October parliamentary elections, UNM parliamentary minority leader, MP Davit …
Consultations on the date of parliamentary elections in Georgia are not over, Kvirikashvili says
The Georgian authorities continue to discuss the dates of the election campaign, since it is too early to talk about its final start date, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili stated. "In this regard, I said that we …
Georgian PM considers changes in cabinet possible after elections
Parliamentary elections in Georgia are scheduled for October 8, Sputnik reported. "Dignified people, who have done a significant scope of work, are working in the government. It does not mean that after the elections or before them …
Georgian government delays paperwork for parliamentary elections
The Georgian government has not yet issued a decree on holding the republican parliamentary elections on October 8th this year, the Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili continues to discuss ‘technical aspects’ of the bill with various …
Irakli Alasania accuses both old and new authorities of a dirty game
The leader of the Georgian political party ‘Free Democrats’, Irakli Alasania, said today that responsibility for the ‘game by duty rules" in Georgian politics is on both the old and the new government at the same time. In …
Kvirikashvili: date of parliamentary elections not be changed
The date of the parliamentary elections in Georgia was chosen as a result of consultations and it won't be changed, the Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said. "The elections will be held on October …
Burjanadze: Democratic Movement to nominate serious candidates
The former Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, leader of the opposition party 'Democratic Movement', Nino Burjanadze, said that her party will participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections on October 8. …
Georgia to elect parliament on October 8th
Today Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili set the date of the parliamentary elections in the country. Prior to the announcement of the date, the head of state met with Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, cabinet …
Giorgi Kvirikashvili to lead 'Georgian Dream' at parliamentary elections
The Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, is going to head the electoral list of 'Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia' party at the parliamentary elections in 2016, while still being the head of the government, …
Georgian press review (March 25-31)
What format did the Republican Party choose to participate in the parliamentary elections, and whether Bidzina Ivanishvili and Irakli Garibashvili can return to politics
Another participant of Georgian Dream to participate in elections as independent party
The National Forum Party, which is part of the Georgian Dream coalition party, will also participate in the parliamentary elections independently. "The Republicans and the Georgian Dream were the first who made their …
