Tbilisi, DFWatch – Gogi Topadze’s party, former member of the ruling coalition, was rejected to participate in the upcoming parliament election by the Election Administration (CEC) together with 24 other minor parties.
DFWatch staff
NATO expert: Georgia is in a much closer to Alliance now than it was in 2008
Voice of America’s (VOA) Anna Kalandadze spoke to George (Jorge) Benitez, Senior Fellow at the US Atlantic Council in Washington and NATOSource director, to discuss the North Atlantic Council’s latest visit to Georgia and other important aspects in bilateral relations. Excerpts of this interview ran on a VOA’s program. Here is the full interview:
60-year-old Georgian cattle herder detained by Russian border patrol
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 60-year-old Georgian man was detained on Sunday near the border with Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia for violating the border.
Valiko Khizanishvili, who is from the village Koshka, was detained when he was out in a field looking after cattle.
Zviad Gogochuri wins Georgia's first ever Paralympics gold
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Zviad Gogochuri on Saturday took gold in the men’s 90kg judo competition at the Rio Paralympics.
This is the first gold by a Georgia athlete in the Paralympics since the country became independent in 1991.
In the final,
Georgia appoints new ambassador to the United States
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Krivikashvili on Friday appointed a new ambassador to Washington.
Replacing Archil Gegeshidze is Davit Bakradze, the minister of Euro-integration who has been in charge of Georgia’s approaches to the European Union
Government reshuffle to boost GD's election campaign
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili on Friday announced a cabinet reshuffle which lets two GD politicians dedicate their time to campaigning as less than a month remains before a parliamentary election where no party or bloc
Republican Party proposes new pension system
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Republican Party proposes a new pension system based on entitlement earned through work experience.
Appearing on Rustavi 2’s election special, spokesperson Davit Usupashvili drew a line between the Republicans
Construction worker dies after fall in Kutaisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–A worker died at a construction site in western Georgia on Thursday, after falling from a building.
The incident happened on Aghmashenebeli Street in Kutaisi.
The victim was a middle-age man.
An investigation has been launched
Burchuladze’s team-mate splits, asks authorities for protection
TBILISI, DFWatch–Political commentator Khatuna Lagazidze is leaving opera singer Paata Burchuladze’s party. She expresses concern about her own safety and asks the authorities for protection for herself and her family against ‘criminal elements’ in the party.
3.5 million have registered to vote in Georgia's election
TBILISI, DFWatch–More than 3.5 million voters had registered in Georgia by August 12; eight weeks before the election for parliament.
Ana Mikeladze, Speaker for the Central Election Commission, said Wednesday that from June 10 until today, more than