TBILISI, DFWatch — There were repeat elections at eleven precincts in three regions of Georgia on Sunday.
According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), voter turnout at the time voting ended was 32.9 percent. The repeat election was conducted peacefully without
TBILISI, DFWatch — A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border at about 14:15 on Sunday.
The epicenter was 10 km east of Lagodekhi, Georgia, and 10 km in depth.
The seismic monitoring center of Ilia University in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch — Eleven precincts in three districts in Georgia are holding repeat elections Sunday, because of grave irregularities which led to results of the October 1 parliamentary election being canceled.
All eleven are what’s called majoritarian or first-past-the-post
Georgian officials will, if they are fired, be able to use their diplomatic passports for one more year.
This means that they will be able to cross borders without any problems, which is not possible for ordinary citizen.
President Mikheil Saakashvili made this decision by issuing
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia played 1-1 against Finland Friday in the third qualifier for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
The match was played in Helsinki. When the first half ended there were no goals, but in the 11. minute of the second half, the Georgian team scored. Finland
TBILISI, DFWatch — President Mikheil Saakashvili promises Bidzina Ivanishvili to help in keeping the new government safe and to retain the direction of Georgia’s foreign policy.
This was made clear by Giga Bokeria, Secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council, after
TBILISI, DFWatch — Five members of the United National Movement party in Tbilisi City Council left their faction and set up a new faction, which will join the platform of the parliament election winner Georgian Dream.
The faction had 38 members before it lost the five
TBILISI, DFWatch — A new survey shows that the State Audit Office committed many violations during the last year.
Representatives of Coalition For Freedom of Choice and an independent expert group have studied the work of the State Audit Office’s activities and presented
TBILISI, DFWatch — Many in Tbilisi had hoped that city hall would do away with an unpopular new system to make the garbage collection fee dependent on the electric bill, but at Friday’s session it emerged that despite the opposition’s election victory it is not certain
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili today had a phone conversation with NATO’s Secretary General, who told the president that today is a historical moment for Georgia’s democratic development.
Mikheil Saakashvili and Anders Fogh