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Georgia’s summer politics: road trips, party crises and plotting new protests

TBILISI, July 5 – The opposition party Freedom Square has taken its summer campaign to Zugdidi, launching a 10-day tour of Georgia’s western Samegrelo region at a time when much of the country’s political class is slowing down for the season. Party leader Levan Tsutskiridze said the group would meet supporters, citizens and “friends” across ... Read more

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Fire near Tbilisi Sea settlement

TBILISI, July 5 – A fire broke out near the Tbilisi Sea settlement on Sunday evening, but was quickly put out, Georgia’s Emergency Management Service told Interpressnews. The fire was reported in the area near Tbilisi Sea, a large reservoir and recreation zone on the eastern side of the Georgian capital. According to the emergency ... Read more

European liberal parties call for sanctions on Georgia’s ruling elite

TBILISI, July 4 – Europe’s liberal party alliance ALDE has adopted a sharply critical resolution on Georgia, calling for targeted sanctions against people it says are responsible for human rights violations, democratic backsliding and political repression. The resolution was adopted Saturday at the ALDE congress in Vienna, according to Interpressnews, which cited information from Georgian ... Read more

UNM heads into leadership fight as Bokuchava term nears end

TBILISI, July 4 – Georgia’s largest opposition party, the United National Movement (UNM), is heading into a new leadership fight, with jailed former president Mikheil Saakashvili publicly recommending four younger party figures. Tina Bokuchava’s two-year term as UNM chair officially expires next week, but according to Rezonansi, the party has not yet named official candidates ... Read more

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