Tuesday, August 4, 2026

South Ossetia to go to the polls again

Voters in breakaway South Ossetia will tomorrow cast their votes for the fourth time in five months to select a new leader. Photo shows voting in the first round of the second election March 25 2012. (RES.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The de facto republic South Ossetia tomorrow holds the second round of its second presidential elections.

The first election was held in November 2011. The Kremlin favorite and an opposition leader got through to the second round, in which the

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Mobile company in Georgia “recognizes” Abkhazia as a country

Beeline's map of the world, showing Abkhazia as a country.

TBILISI, DFWatch – A Russian mobile operator in Georgia portrays Georgia’s breakaway region Abkhazia as an independent country on its website.

It’s Beeline, which is owned by the Russian mobile company VimpelCom, which now suggests to readers of its website

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Borisov to Saakashvili: Bulgaria backs Georgia's EU approach

Bulgaria's prime minister, Boyko Borisov (far right), met Georgia's president Mikheil Saakashvili (center) at the presidential residence in Tbilisi Sunday.

TBILISI, DFWatch – Bulgaria expresses its full support for Georgia’s integration process towards NATO and the EU.

Boyko Borisov, Bulgarian Prime Minister, said this Sunday during a meeting with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.

Specifically Borisov said his

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