Friday, January 16, 2026

Two protests during Georgian inauguration

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Activists demand a stop in large hydro power dams that threaten villages and the environment. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two separate demonstrations went on on the street outside during the inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili in the yard of the old parliament building in Tbilisi on Sunday.

Labor party leader Shalva Natelashvili rallied supporters and said that the

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New Georgian government to face parliament on Wednesday

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President Giorgi Margvelashvili has instructed the majority in parliament to form a new government. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–With the inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili as president on Sunday, the government is now suspended, but continues as an acting government until parliament has confirmed a new government that will be presented by the president.

Parliament will

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Margvelashvili spoke about independence, unity, integrity

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After the swearing in ceremony, President Giorgi Margvelashvili addressed guests in the yard of the old parliament building in Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Giorgi Margvelashvili was Sunday sworn in as the fourth president of Georgia at a ceremony held in the yard of the old parliament building in Tbilisi.

The text of the oath says he swears to protect Georgia’s Constitution, independence of the state,

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Margvelashvili sworn in as new president

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New Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili addressed guests in the yard of the old parliament building in Tbilisi. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili was held today in the yard of the old parliament building in Tbilisi.

The schedule of the day’s events is the following: at 13:00, the inauguration started and was expected to last for 45 minutes. The new

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Saakashvili gives Hillary Clinton the Golden Fleece award

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Guards began letting in people in groups of 30, but later let visitors enter the presidential palace freely. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili has awarded former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the Golden Fleece award.

Saakashvili is leaving office on Sunday, and in a flurry of activity handed out awards and distinctions to more than a thousand people.

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Railway strike called off in Georgia

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The railway workers achieved a signed deal with Georgian Railway and have called off the strike. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two thousand railway workers in Georgia ended their strike yesterday, after successful negotiations with the company.

Talks between workers and the Georgian Railway management board lasted for six hours and all three demands the workers brought with

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Georgian justice minister asks France to extradite ex-minister

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Georgia’s Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s justice minister has asked her French colleague to extradite a former defense minister who faces two separate criminal cases at home.

Former Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili left Georgia for France after the National Movement lost the

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