Daily Archives: February 1, 2016

Georgian Dream wins with 70% of votes in Gardabani by-election

By | February 1st, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , , |

Gocha Jamarauli received 70% of votes in the Gardabani by-election, according to CEC. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The ruling Georgian Dream coalition won the by-local election in Gardabani on Thursday. The election was necessary to find a replacement for Garsevan Nioradze, the recently deceased gamgebeli or head of municipality of Gardabani, […]

Georgia’s seventh swine flu victim did not have a chronic disease

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(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A man who died of swine in Georgia on Saturday did not suffer from any other disease. But there is no reason to panic, authorities say. “Unfortunately, we had one case when the virus resulted in the death of an almost healthy person, […]

Tbilisi Opera House reopened as protesters decry ‘Soviet’ style event

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(Ministry of Culture/Facebook.) TBILISI, DFWatch–As Tbilisi Opera House was reopened Sunday after more than five years of rehabilitation works, protesters decried that the first performance was invitation-only. Protesters who had gathered at the entrance did not like the policy to not have tickets […]