Saturday, December 6, 2025

EU ambassador optimistic about Georgia's future

Philip Dimitrov, EU Ambassador to Georgia, is optimistic about continuing the development of democratic institutions. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — The EU ambassador to Georgia thinks the ongoing process of transfer of power is another test for Georgia, which will be successfully passed.

Georgia’s National Platform, the largest union of local non-government organizations (NGOs) with support from

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New government's goal: multiparty democracy

Giorgi Baramidze (left), defended the National Movement party's eight year reign, while Davit Usupashvili (right), likely new parliament speaker, said the new government will create multiparty democracy. EU's Ambassador to Georgia, Philip Dimitrov, in the middle. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — The new governing coalition will have as goal to establish a real multiparty system in Georgia, Georgian Dream candidate for Parliament Speaker promises.

Davit Usupashvili says it should not be surprising that in the new parliament their coalition might be

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Close Saakashvili ally met Ivanishvili

Giga Bokeria, a close ally of President Mikheil Saakashvili, met election winner Bidzina Ivanishvili to discuss Georgia's foreign policy course. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — President Mikheil Saakashvili promises Bidzina Ivanishvili to help in keeping the new government safe and to retain the direction of Georgia’s foreign policy.

This was made clear by Giga Bokeria, Secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council, after

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Other officials named as handover gets nearer

Nodar Javakhishvili has been appointed as new director of Georgia's National Bank. But the National Movement party of President Saakashvili is against the appointment. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — The Georgian Dream coalition leader and likely prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili today named his candidates for government ministers and other top positions.

Head of Georgia’s National Bank will be Nodar Javakhishvili, chair of Cartu Bank, a bank affiliated

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Negotiations between Saakashvili's and Ivanishvili's people

Giga Bokeria (left), representing President Mikheil Saakashvili, runs into Irakli Alasania (right), representing Bidzina Ivanishvili, exiting the elevator Friday. (Georgian Dream photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — The winner of the aryparliament election, Georgian Dream, will from October 8 send representatives to each state body to start a  ‘peaceful transfer of government’ until a new government is formed.

This was one of the major decisions made at a meeting between

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