Sunday, December 21, 2025

Opinion polls differ wildly 3 months ahead of Georgian election

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Zurab Bigvava. (Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two opinion polls show vastly different levels of support for the two main contenders in Georgia’s parliamentary election, scheduled for October 8.

A poll conducted by Georgian Dream gives the party a lead of 35 percent, with the United National

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Georgian Dream slams minister’s decision to end conscription

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Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli’s decision on Monday to end compulsory military service sparked a variety of negative comments from members of the ruling party, Georgian Dream.

Khidasheli is a member of the Republican Party,

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Ivanishvili plans to build new hotel on the border with Abkhazia

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Ganmukhuri is symbolic because it lies on the “Abkhaz” side of the border river Inguri.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has revealed a plan to build a luxury hotel in western Georgia on the border with the breakaway region Abkhazia.

He told journalists on Friday that he also has some other plans which he will disclose when they are approved.

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Georgia's PM has selected replacement for Republican ministers

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Giorgi Kvirikashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, who was elected as a leader of Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia party on Saturday, told Imedi TV that he has candidates to replace ministers from the Republican Party in case they resign.

A few weeks ago,

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Saakashvili confident his party will return to power in Georgia

mikheil_saakashvili_2015-05-31TBILISI, DFWatch–Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president and current governor of Odessa, told a Georgian TV channel on Sunday that he is confident of victory for his political party in the parliamentary election in October, and afterward

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