Thursday, January 22, 2026

Music festival KaZantip defends against splinter group

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Photo published by the Anaklia organizing group.

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Republic of KaZantip, until now residing in Crimea, seems to be experiencing its own share of separatism, but it’s hard to figure out who is breaking away from whom.

Perhaps it is more fitting to call the music festival uprooted

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Another landslide blocks main east-west road in Georgia

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Clean-up work is ongoing in Rikoti pass after a second landslide blocked the road again. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Another landslide Tuesday blocked the main road that connects western and eastern Georgia.

The first landslide damaged the road through Rikoti Pass on June 12, but the pass was cleaned and reopened after a few days.

Tuesday morning

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Georgians waiting to see what the EU treaty will bring

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Socially vulnerable are in difficult situation in Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Technical preparations for Georgia and Moldova signing free trade treaties with the European Union ended Monday.

As ten days are left until the signing, there is little debate among ordinary Georgians about what the treaty will really mean to

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Election update after 98% of votes have been counted

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Former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili voting in Ozurgeti on Sunday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government coalition had a strong showing in the local election, though not as strong as in the previous two national elections.

In the capital Tbilisi, the coalition’s candidate for mayor, Davit Narmania, received 46.12 percent,

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Georgian politician who withdrew candidacy wins election by 52%

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Pulled out, but won. Merab Topchishvili received 52% of the votes in Marneuli and will become head of municipality. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian politician who withdrew his candidacy one day before Sunday’s local election seems to have won by an absolute majority.

Merab Topchishvili and the Georgian Dream coalition each held press conferences last week to announce his

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Celebratory mood after Georgia's local election

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Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili (left) and candidate for Tbilisi mayor Davit Narmania, celebrated Sunday night. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Both the ruling Georgian Dream coalition and the National Movement celebrated the results of exit polls from Sunday’s local election.

Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili congratulated candidate for Tbilisi mayor Davit Narmania on his victory,

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