Thursday, January 15, 2026

Georgia's CEC lifts partial photo ban at election precincts

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Voters in line in last year’s parliamentary election. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Central Election Commission has lifted restrictions on the use of photo and video cameras at election precincts.

In a statement, CEC writes that it has revoked a resolution by the commission which prohibited the filming or photographing of voting

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Security Council secretary to resign if Ivanishvili bloc wins presidency

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Giga Bokeria. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Giga Bokeria, Secretary of the Security Council, says he will leave the post if Georgian Dream candidate Giorgi Margvelashvili wins the presidential election.

Margvelashvili on Wednesday told journalists that in case of a Georgian Dream victory

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President Saakashvili signs constitutional amendments

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President Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The constitutional amendments which reduce the power of the prime minister have come into force, after the president signed a bill which was passed by parliament on October 4.

The amendment is published on the website of the legal gazette, matsne

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Former Georgian defense minister detained in France

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Davit Kezerashvili was defense minister during the 2008 Russia-Georgia war. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A former Georgian defense minister has been detained in France.

According to the Interior Ministry, Davit Kezerashvili, who served in President Saakashvili’s government, was detained on Monday in France in a joint operation between Interpol’s Paris

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