TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the third time.
At the final, which was held in Malta, Mariam Mamadashvili won with a performance of the song ‘Mzeo’ which garnered 239 points.
DFWatch staff
Georgia’s patriarch pledges to mend ties to Russia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Patriarch Ilia II joined other Eastern Orthodox leaders in Moscow on Sunday to attend the 70-year anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church.
According to the Patriarchate of Georgia, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II was invited by the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
Transgender Day of Remembrance observed in two cities in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–The International Transgender Day of Remembrance was observed in two cities in Georgia on Sunday.
In Kutaisi and Tbilisi, small gatherings commemorated transgender people who have been murdered as a result of transphobia.
Georgian parliamentarians appointed faction leaders
TBILISI, DFWatch–The newly elected parliament mits first session on Friday, and one of its first decisions was to register five factions and the majority and minority.
The Georgian Dream majority consists of 116 MPs. 115 are members of Georgian Dream, which received
Government takes caretaker role as parliament begins selecting new cabinet
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian parliament approved the composition of the new parliament on Friday, and the government now has a caretaker role until lawmakers has approved a new government.
MPs voted to recognize the authority of the ninth parliamentary assembly.
Ivanishvili sells de Kooning painting at Christie's for USD 66 mill
TBILISI, DFWatch–A large, colorful abstract Willem de Kooning painting from one of the artist’s most productive periods was Tuesday sold at Christie’s post-war and contemporary auction in New York. The price: USD 66.3 million.
The Dutch-American artist’s ‘Untitled XXV’ from 1977
UNM member refuses to serve in Adjara's supreme council
TBILISI, DFWatch–A politician for the UNM party in Adjara has refused to serve in the region’s supreme council, echoing a recent decision by Sandra Roelofs, the former first lady, to not take her seat in parliament.
Levan Varshalomidze, former chairman of the Adjara government,
Margvelashvili vows to protect presidential powers in the face of GD-dominated parliament
Tbilisi, DFWatch – President Giorgi Margvelashvili said that he wouldn’t tolerate acts directed against state institutions in his welcoming speech on Friday at the opening session of the newly elected parliament.
Israel prepares to turn away asylum seekers from Georgia and Ukraine
TBILISI, DFWatch–Israel might begin rejecting asylum requests from citizens of Georgia and Ukraine, Tel Aviv-based newspaper Haaretz reports.
The past two years have seen a surge in asylum requests by Ukrainians and Georgians, as citizens of these countries
Defense officials accused of mixing politics and service vow to clear their name
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two high officials in Georgia’s Defense Ministry temporarily suspended themselves from their duties on Wednesday, after being accused of abuse of power during the Saakashvili presidency.
Sergo Ninua and George Tsabadze, both lieutenant-colonels