Wednesday, April 29, 2026

3.1 million voters registered ahead of Georgia's election

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Eka Azarashvili, spokesperson for the Central Election Commission. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Central Election Commission (CEC) annonced Saturday that there are 3 537 719 registered voters ahead of the October 27 presidential election in Georgia.

Ekaterine Azarashvili, press spokesperson for CEC, said at a press conference that the number

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Ivanishvili confident ahead of presidential election

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Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili appeared full of confidence while meeting newspaper editors Thursday, vowing that his coalition, Georgian Dream, is going to win the presidential election.

Ivanishvili said he is sure that there won’t be a need

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Georgia's CEC lifts partial photo ban at election precincts

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Voters in line in last year’s parliamentary election. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Central Election Commission has lifted restrictions on the use of photo and video cameras at election precincts.

In a statement, CEC writes that it has revoked a resolution by the commission which prohibited the filming or photographing of voting

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Security Council secretary to resign if Ivanishvili bloc wins presidency

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Giga Bokeria. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Giga Bokeria, Secretary of the Security Council, says he will leave the post if Georgian Dream candidate Giorgi Margvelashvili wins the presidential election.

Margvelashvili on Wednesday told journalists that in case of a Georgian Dream victory

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President Saakashvili signs constitutional amendments

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President Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The constitutional amendments which reduce the power of the prime minister have come into force, after the president signed a bill which was passed by parliament on October 4.

The amendment is published on the website of the legal gazette, matsne

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