TBILISI, DFWatch–Today, Georgia is holding presidential election. This is the sixth presidential election in the country, but since Mikheil Saakashvili and Eduard Shevardnadze were elected twice, people will elect the fourth president of Georgia.
There are 23 candidates
TBILISI, DFWatch–Media outlets registered with the Central Election Commission (CEC) will have the right to observe the election in prisons.
1 576 prisoners and detainees are entitled to vote.
The Prison Ministry on Saturday expressed full readiness to conduct the
TBILISI, DFWatch–The de facto South Ossetian government has imposed restrictions for Georgian citizens along the demarcation line.
The Interior Ministry on Saturday issued a statement expressing concern about the de facto government’s decision. The Ministry recalls
TBILISI, DFWatch–60 local and 65 international organizations will observe Sunday’s presidential election.
The Central Election Commission published information about the observers on Saturday, after finishing the process of registration of organizations and media.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Special guards are protecting election posters of one of the presidential candidates in a prison, to prevent prisoners from tearing them down.
Under Georgian law, every person who is detained but has not yet received a verdict, and those who have
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili Friday delivered his address to voters two days before the presidential elections, saying that in the last twenty years, this is the first time people have a chance to change their president through election.
The
TBILISI, DFWatch–A movement called Patriots held a small rally on Friday to say goodbye to President Mikheil Saakashvili and thank him for his nine years of service.
A few tens of people came carrying posters and flags outside Saakashvili’s official residence in
TBILIISI, DFWatch–Unknown people Friday night attempted to break into two election precincts in Nadzaladevi, a district in Tbilisi. Police detained them before they managed to break in.
The precincts were not damaged. The reason for the break-in attempt is not yet
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Ministry of Internal Affairs in Georgia Friday detained the former chairman of the Constitutional Security Department (known as Kudi) of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, who is accused with organizing election fraud.
Temur Pataridze is charged
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Saakashvili has granted Georgian citizenship to more than a thousand Turks.
According to the State Service Development Agency, Saakashvili granted citizenship to Turks under special rules, which means that they will receive citizenship