DFWatch staff TBILISI, DFWatch – An opposition party in Georgia that claimed President Saakashvili is organizing political paramilitaries reports that one of its members has been arrested.
Information about the arrest of Sergo Chachibaia, a member of the Free Democrats Party, was
TBILISI, DFWatch – Tbilisi does not recognize last weekend’s elections for parliament and president in Georgia’s breakaway regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia, respectively.
Nino Kalandadze, Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia said at one of her regular briefings that
TBILISI, DFWatch – Tuesday, the results of a reguler opinion poll done by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) are expected.
Although regular, the results are eagerly awaited because they will indicate the political landscape seven months before an election which will
TBILISI, DFWatch – Leonid Tibilov, a former head of the KGB in Georgia’s breakaway region South Ossetia beat the other three candidates in the president elections Sunday.
In the region’s previous attempt to select a leader, an opposition candidate won against the Kremlin
TBILISI, DFWatch – The breakaway republic Abkhazia Sunday completed its 2012 parliamentary election by holding a second round of voting.
There was voting in 20 districts this time. The region has a first past the post system, and these districts out of a total of 35 needed
TBILISI, DFWatch – For the second time in a month, there has been a death during police questioning in Georgia.
The Interior Ministry does not say when it happened, only that took place at Gori police station.
Tamaz Jghamadze was asked to come to the police in Gori to
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s breakaway region South Ossetia Sunday held presidential elections. By 10 in the morning, 11% of voters had visited election precincts; a high turnout, according to the Central Election Committee of the region.
Interfax reports that Tskhinvali
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s Patriarch, Ilia II, told foreign diplomats that their assistance is needed for the difficult election period his country is heading into.
Ilia, who has great influence among the population, appealed to the diplomats during a ceremony Friday
TBILISI, DFWatch – Abkhazia today holds the second round of the elections for parliament.
20 constituencies are selecting a candidate in a first past the post system. In the first round, March 10, 13 candidates were chosen, out of a total of 35.
In one district, less
TBILISI, DFWatch – Today it is twenty years since Georgia and the U.S. established diplomatic relations.
Marking the occasion, the U.S. Embassy writes in a press release that since 1992, hundreds of Peace Corps volunteers have come to Georgia and over five thousand