TBILISI, DFWatch – A Georgian billionaire who is considered the main competitor of the government yesterday met EU officials and discussed the election campaign in the country.
The press office of Bidzina Ivanishvili’s political coalition Georgian Dream reports the
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia has changed its laws so that parliament can meet in the new parliament building in Kutaisi already from May 1.
During a transition period, Georgia’s parliamentarians may gather at either the new building or in the old building in Tbilisi.
TBILISI, DFWatch – A delegation from the Georgian parliament is going to Uganda to take part in the 126th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
The visit will last from March 31 to April 5 in the city of Kampala. Meetings will be held with delegations of different
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 – 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 – 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 – 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
TBILISI, DFWatch – The World Bank has granted Georgia two new loans.
The loans total 130 million US dollars and will go to finance infrastructural development and rehabilitation of the roads in the eastern Kakheti region.
70 million US dollars was approved by the World Bank