Friday, January 2, 2026

Ivanishvili intensifies search for presidential candidate

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Bidzina Ivanishvili’s coalition is searching for a candidate for president. Defense Minister Irakli Alasania (left) has been mentioned as a strong contender. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Dream coalition will name its candidate for president next week.

At the end of the week, the coalition’s council will decide who will represent it in the upcoming presidential election.

Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili on Tuesday

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Saakashvili and Aliyev discussed Kars-Akhalkalaki railway

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Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili (center left) and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili discussed the construction of the Kars-Akhalkalaki railway with President Ilham Aliyev during his visit to Azerbaijan.

The heads of state of the two neighboring countries underlined that the construction of

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University rectors call for amendment to be stopped

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Gigi Tevzadze, Rector of Ilia State University in Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The rectors of two large universities in Georgia ask President Mikheil Saakashvili to use his right to veto a law amendment which in their opinion will restrict the autonomy of universities.

Gigi Tevzadze, Rector of Ilia State University, also known as Iliauni, said on Tuesday

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OSCE parliamentarians visiting Georgia

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The Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, where some of the OSCE delegation’s meetings will take place. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A delegation from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) chaired by Wolfgang Grossruck, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, arrives in Georgia today Tuesday for a three day visit.

In the delegation are also

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Georgia celebrates Orthodox Easter

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Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and his wife Eka Khvedelidze celebrated Easter in his home region Sachkhere in the middle of the country. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Orthodox Church celebrated Easter May Day 5, as the parish attended traditional prayers at churches around the country and the Patriarch conducted midnight mass at Sameba Cathedral in Tbilisi.

The liturgy started at 11:00 pm Saturday

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Former AC Milan player Kaladze's farewell match May 31

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Former AC Milan player Kahki Kaladze, is energy minister in his native country Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta, Andriy Shevchenko, Demetrio Albertini, Alessandro Nesta, these are among the confirmed names for football players who will take part in the farewell match of former AC Milan player and current Minister

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Surveillance footage shows vandalism at May Day rally

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Students acknowledge that they painted slogans on the walls of several buildings, but say the police also committed violations. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Police on Thursday published footage from street surveillance cameras which shows how participants in a May Day rally damaged private property by spray painting slogans on city walls and damaging police cars and private cars.

The students who

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