DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch — Eric Rubin, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, evaluated the recent parliamentary election in Georgia on his visit to Tbilisi on Tuesday.
He said the whole world can see that democracy is real in Georgia, which can become a model country for
TBILISI, DFWatch — Mikheil Saakashvili Tuesday admitted his National Movement party had done too much talking instead of listening to people’s problems.
The president was meeting with his party’s candidates for Adjara’s High Council.
He said that during the election
TBILISI, DFWatch — Thousands of miners are on strike in western Georgia, demanding to improve work conditions and have a normal salary.
About 3500 workers from six mines in Chiatura, which is rich in manganese, went on strike on Monday. All the mines are closed down
TBILISI, DFWatch — The director of a government-controlled TV channel and a key figure after the rose revolution has left his position.
Control over Imedi TV was Tuesday evening handed over to the family of the deceased businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili, who owned
TBILISI, DFWatch — Journalists of TV channel PIK Monday evening expressed protest in an unusual way: When viewers tuned in to their news program at 22:20, they could watch the journalists live – in complete silence.
PIK, or First News Caucasian, belongs to Georgian
TBILISI, DFWatch — The National Movement party, which is now in opposition in Georgia, plans to set up several parliamentary factions in the future parliament.
Davit Bakradze, current Parliament Speaker said Monday that all his party’s representatives in parliament
Changes are expected in the education system after the new government comes to power.
The national exam system may return to its previous arrangement, although nothing is yet decided, while the identity of the new minister of education is still unknown.
Entrants were
TBILISI, DFWatch — There were repeat elections at eleven precincts in three regions of Georgia on Sunday.
According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), voter turnout at the time voting ended was 32.9 percent. The repeat election was conducted peacefully without
TBILISI, DFWatch — A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border at about 14:15 on Sunday.
The epicenter was 10 km east of Lagodekhi, Georgia, and 10 km in depth.
The seismic monitoring center of Ilia University in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch — Eleven precincts in three districts in Georgia are holding repeat elections Sunday, because of grave irregularities which led to results of the October 1 parliamentary election being canceled.
All eleven are what’s called majoritarian or first-past-the-post