Sunday, August 16, 2026

NDI poll shows small Georgian Dream lead, voters still indifferent

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The share of people who wouldn’t vote for any party or don’t know which one is down to 38% (yellow line), after reaching almost 50% in August. (National Democratic Institute.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A poll published on Monday shows the ruling Georgian Dream coalition back in the lead, and a surge in voters’ apathy slightly abating.

The latest National Democratic Institute (NDI) poll, carried out in late November, early December, shows that if there

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Ukraine's Avakov in shouting match with Saakashvili at council meeting

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Mikheil Saakashvili (right) got up and left the meeting of the Reform Council after a shouting match with Arsen Avakov (left), who threw a glass of water at him.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov Wednesday published a video showing a quarrel between him and Mikheil Saakashvili, Governor of Odessa, and former President of Georgia.

The video shows them bickering and Avakov

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Alleged IS plot, Russian helicopter overflight topics at IPRM

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A Russian helicopter of this type flew over Georgian-controlled territory on December 10. (U.S. Department of Defense.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–An alleged New Year’s terror plot by Islamic State and an airspace violation by a Russian helicopter were some one of the topics at a regular field meeting about the conflict over the breakaway territory South Ossetia on Wednesday.

The meeting

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Over thirty witnesses questioned in pardon-fixing case

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Aleko Elisashvili, city council member and former head of the president’s pardon commission.

TBILISI, DFWatch–The question of whether politicians tried to use their influence to fast-track the pardoning of certain prisoners was no closer to being settled Wednesday, after prosecutors had questioned at least 30 people.

Prosecutor Koka Katsitadze said he doesn’t

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