DFWatch staff TBILISI, DFWatch – Abkhazia, the Georgian breakaway republic, last Saturday held the last of two election rounds for parliament. A closer look reveals that ethnic Abkhaz have a stronger representation among those who were elected.
In fact, the majority of elected MPs are
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian parliament asks the international community to help keep a watch on the restoration work planned at several historical sites in Abkhazia.
This comes a few days after Alexander Ankvab, de facto president of Abkhazia, spoke about an initiative
TBILISI, DFWatch – If there were elections tomorrow 47 percent would vote for the party of President Mikheil Saakashvili, the National Movement, according to a survey by the U.S. National Democratic Institute.
The Georgian Dream coalition of Bidzina Ivanishvili
TBILISI, DFWatch – An opposition activist who first spoke out about the alleged paramilitary groups in Western Georgia has been arrested in Zugdidi.
Vako Avaliani, spokesperson for the opposition Free Democrats party, told DF Watch that that Kakha Mikaia was arrested on
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