Daily Archives: November 22, 2011

Neo-patrimonial Society and Hybrid Regime in Georgia

By | November 22nd, 2011|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , |

On Monday, November 21, 2011, in the conference hall of the Georgian Parliament Library, I was to hold a presentation on the topic: “Government’s Dilemma in a Neo-patrimonial Society: Institutionalisation of Democracy or Destruction of Clientelism?“ The presentation was blocked by an invisible hand phone call - one of three invited members of parliament or the [...]

Secret bill reins in party financing

By | November 22nd, 2011|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch - The government has secretly sent a bill to the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission which seems to block Bidzina Ivanishvili's last option for using his wealth to build an opposition movement. Private companies and organizations are prohibited from financing political parties. Individuals will have the right to give a maximum of sixty thousand [...]