Friday, April 24, 2026

Education reformer who was fired makes comeback

Maia Miminoshvili comes back as head of a private consultancy that will make recommendations to her former employer, the Ministry of Education. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – An key figure in Georgia’s education reforms who was recently fired has made a comeback and launched her own consultancy to improve the education system.

“We plan to provide some recommendations to the Ministry of Education and vigorously

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Saakashvili's government has lacked long term plans

President Saakashvili's presidency has been a long list of stops and starts, with no long-term strategy, according to a new report. Here he is trying out a tractor for use in Georgia's agricultural sector. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – In the years from 2004 to 2011, the Georgian Parliament had ten votes of confidence for the government and approved ten government programs, although the programs changed each year and almost never followed the steps of the previous one.

This

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Saakashvili makes Merabishvili new prime minister

The iron minister. Merabishvili has been operative leader of several controversial police operations against street demonstrations. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s president Mikheil Saakashvili says he is appointing Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili as new prime minister.

Saakashvili announced the decision from his presidential palace in Tbilisi shortly before 19 local time Saturday. Imedi TV broke

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Agriculture and tourism failing: new report

President Mikheil Saakashvili has brought in tractors, but his strategy has feiled to create more jobs in agriculture. His tourism strategy has also failed, the report says.(IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A new report shows that President Saakashvili turned his back on Georgian farmers in order to develop tourism, but the strategy failed.

Six out of ten employed persons in Georgia are self-employed. More than 50 percent are employed in agriculture,

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Ivanishvili takes his citizenship case to the UN

Bidzina Ivanishvili thinks the Saakashvili government is trying to delay his citizenship case so much that he has no time to pursue it further in an international court before the election. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian opposition billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili has complained to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.

Georgian Dream spokesperson Tina Khidasheli says they are bringing his citizenship case to the Committee because the government

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