Friday, April 24, 2026

Georgian opposition announces candidates for Tbilisi

Bidzina Ivanishvili (left) nominated several non-politicians, while some politicians will concentrate on campaigning and not be candidates 'because of a massive workload'. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Bidzina Ivanishvili Thursday announced the names of all ten majoritarian candidates for Tbilisi and several candidates in the regions.

This time his opposition Georgian Dream coalition brings forth many popular names. Some of the candidates

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Livestock killed by storm in eastern Georgia

The storm caused damages to roads, killed livestock and damaged electricity lines in Kakheti, eastern Georgia. Eighteen people were injured. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia was hit by a storm Thursday that killed livestock and injured eighteen people and caused flooding in the capital.

Local media in the eastern region of Kakheti report that heavy rain was followed by a hail storm, causing difficulties

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Russia responds to Georgian human rights comment

Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich does not appreciate Georgia's advice regarding democracy. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Moscow suggests that Tbilisi solves its own problems with democracy and human rights, before giving advise to Russia about saving democracy.

This is a statement of Alexander Lukashevich, spokesperson for the Russian Federation’s Foreign

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Georgian Dream names 12 more candidates for parliament

Opposition billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili announced the names of 12 more candidates for paliament for his Georgian Dream movement. Who shall represent Tbilisi is still not decided. (GD.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Saakashvili’s main competitor Bidzina Ivanishvili has named 12 more majoritarian candidates to stand for election from regions outside of Tbilisi.

The Georgian Dream coalition has until now named 40 majoritarian candidates. The rest, including

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