Monday, December 8, 2025

Audit Office wants to fine three political parties

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The Audit Office monitors the financial activities of political parties. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The State Audit Office wants to fine the political parties Alliance of Georgia’s Patriots, Conservative Party and Georgia’s Way.

The body which monitors the financial activity of political parties claims that Alliance of Georgia’s Patriots didn’t declare donations

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Tbilisi court restores UNM's candidate in Marneuli

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The Central Election Commission has damaged its reputation, says National Movement activist Giga Bokeria. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Tuesday restored a National Movement candidate’s right to run in the June 15 local election.

Akmamed Imamkuliev was launched as the UNM’s candidate for gamgebeli in Marneuli, a town in southern Georgia.

But June 5,

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Mayor breaks into district election office, swears at official

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Suspended Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava and other National Movement members accuse a district election official of being partial. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Suspended Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava Thursday broke into a district election commission office in Marneuli and swore at the local official in charge.

It’s the latest in a series of incidents involving the party, as Georgia gets closed to the local

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Scuffle outside National Movement office in Rustavi

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Georgian Dream and National Movement activists clashed in Rustavi Saturday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A scuffle developed Saturday as supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream coalition demonstrated outside the National Movement’s party office in Rustavi, a city 20 km south of the capital.

Mamuka Chikovani, the UNM candidate for Rustavi mayor,

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Georgian Dream claims UNM created fake party office

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Georgian Dream activists in Tskaltubo clashed with another group of campaigners who they claim are actually from the National Movement. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two groups of Georgian Dream coalition activists clashed during a campaign event Monday in Tskhaltubo, a town in western Georgia.

One faction of activists asked the government for help, claiming that the coalition has two headquarters in Tskhaltubo,

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48% of Georgians will vote for the ruling coalition

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Davit Narmania from Georgian Dream can be reasonably confident he will become Tbilisi mayor. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–48 percent of Georgians would vote for the Georgian Dream coalition if there were local elections tomorrow, a new polls shows.

This the second part of a wider survey published by National Democratic Institute (NDI) on Thursday, contains the party

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Georgia's former ruling party loses its trademark 'number 5'

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The number 5 has been the National Movement’s symbol in all recent elections. Here from a campaign rally in Tbilisi, August, 2012. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Central Election Commission has rejected the National Movement’s request to use the number 5 on the ballot-papers in the local elections in June.

UNM, which is running alongside the Christian Conservative Party, said in a statement May 5 that

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Georgia's governing coalition launches local election campaign

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Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili (left) and Georgian Dream candidate for Tbilisi mayor Davit Narmania. (Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream coalition on Saturday launched its election campaign and presented candidates for mayors in 12 cities.

The main event at Sports Palace in Tbilisi gathered up to 12,000 people and included MPs, government members,

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Voter's list shrinks ahead of local election in Georgia

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Voting in the Nadzaladevi by-election a year ago in Tbilisi. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–There are 3.49 million registered voters for Georgia’s June 15 local elections.

This marks a gradual reduction in the Georgian electorate. In the presidential election in October 2013, 3.54 million people were eligible to vote, while a year before

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PM announces 'moratorium' on prosecuting ex-officials

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Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia has introduced a ‘moratorium’ on prosecuting former officials from the National Movement party of Mikheil Saakashvili, out of fear that it may restrict democratic rights.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili said

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