Daily Archives: September 26, 2013

Ivanishvili has decided on who will be his successor

By | September 26th, 2013|Categories: News, Politics|Tags: |

Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says he has already selected a candidate for his successor, which will be the most powerful person in Georgia. Ivanishvili said Wednesday he has made a choice between three candidates, but defers […]

Saakashvili rallies Eastern Europe against Russian imperialism

By | September 26th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

President Mikheil Saakashvili. (UN.) TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili Wednesday gave a speech at the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly. His address mainly dealt with the threat Russia in his view poses to Georgia and other Eastern Partnership countries. The Russian […]

NDI poll shows Georgian Dream will win the presidential election

By | September 26th, 2013|Categories: Elections '12-'13, News|Tags: |

Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–39 percent of Georgians would like to have Georgian Dream’s candidate, Giorgi Margvelashvili, as their next president. 18 percent support Davit Bakradze from the United National Movement, according to a new survey by the National Democratic Institute […]

Merabishvili trial to start October 7

By | September 26th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

Vano Merabishvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The main court hearing in the case of the former interior minister Vano Merabishvili and the Kakheti governor Zurab Chiaberashvili will start on October 7. The main defendant must remain in pre-trial detention until then, the court decided. Both of […]

Georgia extends maternity leave

By | September 26th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is extending maternity leave and increasing the amount of paid leave. Parliament Wednesday began a fast-track review of the new bill, which will amend the labor code; an initiative of the healthcare committee. With the new […]