Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili has announced that the first session of the new parliament will be held on Monday, starting at 12:00. In a briefing on Friday, Papuashvili outlined the procedures for the first day of the session. He co...
Germany’s Ambassador to Georgia, Peter Fischer, has cited constitutional and legal requirements as barriers to opening EU accession negotiations for Georgia, stating that as things stand, it is “no way” feasible. In a recent social media post, Fisch...
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has raised concerns about reports of excessive police force in Georgia. In a statement shared on its official X account, ODIHR emphasized the importance of peaceful assemblies and u...
President Salome Zourabichvili has publicly condemned the Georgian authorities for their treatment of young activists during recent protests. In a post on social media, she highlighted the case of Lizi Tirkia, a young activist accused of assaulting f...
The Strong Georgia coalition has announced a strategy to delegitimize Georgia’s newly elected parliament, claiming the results of the October 26 elections were marred by systemic fraud. Levan Samushia, one of the coalition’s leaders, detailed the pl...
Giorgi Gakharia, leader of the opposition party Gakharia for Georgia and former Prime Minister, on Thursday made an appeal to the diplomatic corps in Georgia, urging them to boycott the first session of the 11th Parliament. He accused the ruling Geo...
Mamuka Mdinaradze, Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday dismissed the constitutional lawsuit filed by the President regarding the election results, claiming it has no legal basis and is “stupid.” Mdinaradze asserted th...
Following its victory in last month’s general elections, the ruling Georgian Dream party has confirmed that Irakli Kobakhidze will be re-nominated as Prime Minister, while Shalva Papuashvili will remain as Speaker of Parliament. Mamuka Mdinaradze, t...
Eka Beselia, leader of the Justice party, has warned that convening the first session of Georgia’s new parliament without presidential approval would violate constitutional norms. Her remarks followed President Salome Zourabichvili’s lawsuit in the C...
Davit Kirtadze, the representative of the United National Movement opposition party in the Central Election Commission (CEC), has been barred from serving in the CEC for the next four years following a Tbilisi City Court decision. The court fined Ki...
