Sunday, May 31, 2026

Saakashvili's party haunted by violent crowds

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TBILISI, DFWatch–President Saakashvili’s National Movement had a tough weekend with both party conferences interrupted by demonstrators.

After being greeted by an angry hoe-wielding crowd in Zugdidi Saturday, the UNM gathered in Batumi Sunday, only to see protesters

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Violent protest outside Saakashvili party's conference

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Protesters want the National Movement party out of Samegrelo. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement’s fourth primary on Saturday took place against the backdrop of violent clashes with an angry hoe-wielding crowd who threw stones and bottles.

For the fourth time, the UNM’s primary was won by former Speaker of Parliament

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Georgia to make US embassy into presidential residence

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The current presidential palace is controversial. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is considering using the former US embassy in Tbilisi as presidential residence after the election on October 27.

It’s unclear what would happen to the current presidential residence in Avlabari in the old part of Tbilisi.

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Georgia's PM Ivanishvili met Lithuania's president

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Bidzina Ivanishvili (left), Prime Minister of Georgia, and Dalia Grybauskaite, President of Lithuania. (Ivanishvili Facebook page.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili on Thursday met President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė at the president’s palace.

Grybauskaitė and Ivanishvili discussed bilateral relations and views on how to strengthen them.

The Georgian

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Protest camp outside town hall in Ozurgeti

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Georgian Dream supporters demand the Georgian Dream gamgebeli’s resignation, because he supported a National Movement candidate for head of the town council. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–For more than three weeks, activists and supporters of the Georgian Dream coalition have been protesting in front of town hall in Ozurgeti in the western Guria region of Georgia, against the acting head of the municipality.

The activists have set up

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