Saturday, June 13, 2026

Russian Duma members in Tbilisi — how unusual is it?

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Member of Parliament Akaki Minashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A duel of words has broken out in Tbilisi after members of the Russian Duma turned up at a football match between Dinamo Tbilisi and Dinamo Moscow.

The friendship match on July 7 is the first time since the breakup of the Soviet Union that the two

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Saakashvili's party suspends work in parliament, again

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Levan Bezhashvili from the UNM. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement has again suspended work in parliament, due to the recent detentions of the Tbilisi City Hall and Council officials.

Levan Bezhashvili, member of the UNM, on Friday said that their decision

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Saakashvili again exercises his veto powers

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President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili has vetoed the amendment of three more laws in a package passed by parliament. This time it was about the law on broadcasting, the election code and the law about the public defender.

The president’s spokesperson

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Saakashvili's party to hold primary while gen secretary is in jail

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Vano Merabishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party is still planning to hold primary elections to select a candidate for the presidential election, even though party secretary Vano Merabishvili is in detention.

The names of the participants have not been revealed,

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Georgia's Ivanishvili slams the Washington Post for editorial

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Prime Minister of Georgia, Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili claims the Washington Post is drawing conclusions based on information from President Mikheil Saakashvili’s lobbyists.

The newly elected head of government demands an answer as to how the newspaper gets

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