DFWatch staff TBILISI, DFWatch — The current parliamentary minority, which is made up of a party that governed Georgia for the last eight years, demand to have the position as chair of parliament’s temporary investigative commission.
The minority introduced a draft law in
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian TV viewers will get a new channel in the near future, to be produced by the owners of the magazine Tabula.
The new channel will be focused on news and will probably go on air in January 2013.
The editor of the new channel will be Tabula
TBILISI, DFWatch — Refugees in Georgia started to settle in abandoned buildings in the capital ever since the first results of parliamentary election became known.
They hope the new government will grant them living quarters, which they claim they deserve. Among
TBILISI, DFWatch — There are more than 2 000 Georgian citizens living in the disaster zone created by a massive storm in the US, according to the Georgian consulate in New York City.
The massive storm called Sandy slammed into the eastern United States Monday night
TBILISI, DFWatch — Another National Movement MP has left the parliamentary minority to become independent members of parliament.
A group of six independent MPs plan to set up a parliamentary faction. Six is the minimum number required to establish such a unit.
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s new government on Monday started working.
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili Monday arrived at the government building in Tbilisi for the government’s first normal work day.
The government session started 15:00. Ivanishvili held separate
TBILISI, DFWatch — The government in Georgia says it will move parliament back to the capital Tbilisi.
October 21, parliamentarians met for their first regular session in Kutaisi, after President Mikheil Saakashvili as recently as 2011 decided to build an
The new leader of the Adjara region in southwestern Georgia is Archil Khabadze, former Adjara regional director of Cartu Bank, which is affiliated with the new prime minister.
Three candidates were considered for the post: Jemal Putkaradze, member of the Supreme
TBILISI, DFWatch — Up to 300 prisoners will be released before serving their term, Georgia’s new Prison Minister orders.
Sozar Subari, former Public Defender who recently was appointed as Prison Minister, on Sunday visited prison hospital No 18. After seeing
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara on Sunday held its first session, with all 21 members attending.
As a result of the parliamentary election on October 1, the Georgian Dream coalition received 57.6 percent of votes in Adjara,