DFWatch staff TBILISI, DFWatch–By-elections will be held April 27 in three districts of Georgia to fill seats made vacant when members of parliament were appointed to government positions last year.
The three districts are Nadzaladevi in Tbilisi, and Baghdati and Samtreida, two
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement continues to lose members in the Tbilisi City Council, but still controls a majority of seats.
Zura Gachechiladze, known as Shonzo, on Friday left the National Movement and joined the alternative Freedom faction.
After
TBILISI, DFWatch–The governing coalition in Georgia accepts a demand made by President Saakashvili’s National Movement party to write the country’s foreign policy course into the constitution.
This means that Georgia’s aspirations to become a member of NATO
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia has declared a Georgian member of parliament internationally wanted, accusing him of past ties to the Russian opposition and having tried to finance a revolution.
According to reports in the Russian media, investigators have charged Givi
TBILISI, DFWatch–Around 800 rail workers in Khashuri in central Georgia went on strike Wednesday,demanding increased salaries and to restore benefits which they used to have years ago.
There are no staff available on the railway section between Zestaponi further west
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian head of government Bidzina Ivanishvili is on a one-day visit to Turkey accompanied by some of his ministers.
According to the prime minister’s press office, the delegation plans to hold meetings with Turkey’s president, prime minister
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Interior Ministry appeals to Tbilisi City Court asking for it to issue a court order requiring the Tbilisi mayor to appear for questioning.
Mayor Ugulava has been asked repeatedly to come to the police and talk about the violence outside
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s justice minister on Saturday opened a memorial for the victims of the Saakashvili regime, which held government power in the country from 2004 to 2012.
The memorial stone at the entrance to the House of Justice bears the names of Zurab
TBILISI, DFWatch–A member of parliament from the opposition and one from the ruling coalition beat each other live on Maestro TV Wednesday evening during a discussion about political violence.
The two briefly clashed together while discussing who was to blame for the
TBILISI, DFWatch–For several days, investigators in Georgia have been calling National Movement members in for questioning without them appearing, including the Tbilisi mayor.
Mayor Gigi Ugulava’s answer has repeatedly been to call on the investigators to come to his