politics
Ruling party Executive Secretary denies ‘rumours’ of ministerial appointment
A senior official from Georgia’s ruling party has dismissed reports suggesting he is set to become the country’s next Minister of Internal Affairs. Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the Georgian Dream and parliamentary leader of the part...
Opposition member slams parliamentary commission on previous Gov’t actions as ‘political spectacle’
One of the leaders of the libertarian party Girchi, Sandro Rakviashvili, on Tuesday criticised a parliamentary commission probing alleged crimes under the previous United National Movement government, describing it as a “political spectacle” signed t...
Georgia’s Parliamentary Speaker accuses former PM Gakharia of lying during testimony to investigative commission
Georgia’s Parliament Speaker, Shalva Papuashvili, on Tuesday accused Giorgi Gakharia, a former prime minister and current chair of the opposition For Georgia party, of “repeatedly lying” during his testimony to lawmakers on Monday, and claimed that f...
Ruling party extends Investigative Commission mandate, vows legal action against “agent parties”
Mamuka Mdinaradze, leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party’s parliamentary majority, announced on Monday that the party has decided to extend the mandate of the parliamentary investigative commission by one month. The commission, originally tasked ...
Georgian FM: Diplomatic ties cannot be restored with Russia under occupation
Georgia’s Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili responded to comments made by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin regarding the potential restoration of diplomatic relations between Georgia and Russia. Botchorishvili emphasized that resto...
Kremlin spokesman reaffirms readiness to normalise relations with Georgia
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, speaking to journalists on Monday, said Moscow remained open to improving its relationship with Tbilisi but noted that no concrete timeline had been set. “There are no specific deadlines, but the fact that Russia is ...
Ex-PM Gakharia questioned who brought Russian MP Gavrilov to Georgia in 2019
Ex-Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has questioned who was politically responsible for bringing Russian MP Sergei Gavrilov to Georgia in 2019, during a tense hearing before a parliamentary investigative commission on Monday. Appearing before the commi...
Kremlin’s propagandist claims Georgians will “beg on their knees” to return to Russia
In a Kremlin-aligned TV show “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov,” one of the top Russian propagandists, Margarita Simonyan, once again unleashed a barrage of pro-Russian revisionism and anti-Western rhetoric—this time targeting Georgia and its history. ...
Opposition leader Gakharia accuses Parliamentary commission of waging ‘hybrid war’ amid investigative inquiry
Former Prime Minister and current opposition leader Giorgi Gakharia made a surprise appearance before a parliamentary investigative commission on Monday, criticizing its legitimacy and accusing the ruling party of weaponizing the inquiry for politica...
US Embassy marks Deda Ena Day, celebrates Georgian language
The United States Embassy in Tbilisi on Monday extended its congratulations to the people of Georgia on Deda Ena Day, honouring the country’s national language and its enduring cultural significance. In a statement shared on social media, the Embass...
