Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Head of Georgian Church to attend patriarch Kirill's 70th Jubilee in Moscow

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Ilia II meets Kirill in Moscow Jan, 2013 (Pariarchate.ge)

Tbilisi, DFWatch – The head of Georgian Church  is expected to pay a visit to Moscow in November to attend a 70-year jubilee of his Russian counterpart.

According to the Patriarchate of Georgia,  Catholikos-Patriarch Ilia II was invited by the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

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Confusion over election math: Will Georgia's third party get into parliament?

TBILISI, DFWatch–There is confusion over how to interpret the results of Saturday’s election in Georgia. A CEC spokesperson said Monday that the third party Alliance of Patriots is still below the threshold, but even so, the commission will discuss if it may still be qualified with 4.998%.

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UNM pledges not to prosecute Ivanishvili after elections

Giga Bokeria, Secretary of the Security Council (IPN)
Giga Bokeria, Secretary of the Security Council (IPN)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement will not prosecute Bidzina Ivanishvili and his supporters , Giga Bokeria, the party’s foreign affairs secretary said at a briefing on Wednesday.

Bokeria predicts ‘inevitable’ loss by the Georgian Dream,

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