TBILISI, DFWatch–There will be this a by-election in one election district in Georgia to elect a replacement for a majoritarian member of parliament who passed away.
Nauli Janashia, 68, represented Martvili, a town in the western Samegrelo region,
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Georgian parliament again fails to hold crisis session
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian parliament again failed to hold an extraordinary session about how to tackle a drastic drop in the value of the national currency, the lari.
Again, the reason for cancelling the plenary session was that parliament members from the governing
Parliament meets Friday for crisis session
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president on Tuesday called a special parliamentary session dedicated to the monetary crisis in the country on March 13 at 12:00.
The president’s administration published a decree signed by Giorgi Margvelashvili, which specifies
Saakashvili's party again demands answers from government
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement party warns of an economic crisis in Georgia and demands measures from the government.
The government claims the situation is under control and the ruling coalition sees no need for scheduling the special session.
Georgia's govt fails to present crisis plan by March 5 deadline
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia says it has not yet prepared an action plan for tackling the currency crisis after a drastic drop in the value of the national currency lari over the last few months.
An action plan was expected on March 5, after
Georgia's governing coalition received most donations in 2014
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Dream received almost 82 percent of all political donations in Georgia in 2014.
In total, 7.4 million laris (USD 3.7 million) was donated to political parties and subjects last year.
The State Audit Office, a government body tasked
Saakashvili's party planning rallies to unseat the government
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s former ruling party, the National Movement, is preparing to take to the streets this spring in a change of roles since a few years back.
The call comes after the government refused to show up in parliament on Saturday to debate
Head of Georgia's National Bank may be impeached for 'inaction'
TBILISI, DFWatch–The president of Georgia’s National Bank may be impeached after former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili on Thursday accused him of inaction in the face of a sudden thirty percent drop in the lari.
The National Bank is an independent body whose
Wrestling world champion confirmed as member of Georgian parliament
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian wrestler and double Olympic bronze medalist on Tuesday became a member of parliament. Luka Kurtanidze will be replacing Tamaz Avdaliani, who recently passed away due to illness.
Eldar (Luka) Kurtanidze is on the same party list,
Saakashvili's party will never get back in power: Ivanishvili
TBILISI, DFWatch–Godfather of the government coalition in Georgia, financier Bidzina Ivanishvili, said in a newspaper interview this weekend that he doesn’t think the National Movement party will ever be able to get back in power.
The National Movement