In a Saturday post on X, MEP Rihards Kols accused Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, of orchestrating a “constitutional coup” following widespread allegations of voter intimidation and systemic manipulation in the recent parliamentary elections....
Local monitoring organizations in Georgia have declared the OSCE/ODIHR’s final report on the October 26 parliamentary elections as “extremely critical,” further solidifying their call for new elections in the country. In a joint statement issued on ...
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has urged both domestic and international pressure to compel Bidzina Ivanishvili, widely seen as the country’s key decision-maker, to call for new elections. In a statement, Zourabichvili declared, “We must us...
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has voiced serious concerns over Georgia’s recent elections, citing findings from the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). Taking to X Eide stated, “Our ser...
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has expressed support for the European Commission’s proposal to suspend visa-free travel arrangements for Georgian officials, calling it a necessary response to “undemocratic and violent actions” by the Georgian...
The National Center for Educational Quality Development (NCEQD) plans to challenge the decision of the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR), the acting director of the center, Lasha Margishvili, announced during a press bri...
Latvia has banned an additional 13 Georgian citizens from entering its territory in a significant diplomatic move. Baiba Braže, Latvia’s Foreign Minister, announced the decision on social media. “I’ve included 13 Georgian citizens on Latvia’s person...
Protests in Tbilisi will intensify today as demonstrators from various areas of Georgia join the marches in the capital. A series of marches is planned throughout the day, including: 2:00 PM: A march from the Kakha Bendukidze Campus to Tbilisi City...
Shalva Papuashvili, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, has stated that the OSCE/ODIHR’s final report on the recent parliamentary elections aligns with the governing Georgian Dream party’s assessment, reinforcing the elections as free and competitive...
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has called for new elections as a democratic solution to the political turmoil following the country’s parliamentary elections. In a statement on X, Zourabichvili emphasized that “concrete action means new elec...