Saturday, December 6, 2025

Satellite dishes will not be distributed after all

Maestro director Ilia Kikabidze says the government's offer was just a ruse to fool the international community into believing that it cares about freedom of expression. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Negotiations a TV company and the government about installing satellite receivers have failed.

The director of Maestro TV claims the government’s offer to negotiate about the distribution of the equipment was just a ruse, and that it never planned

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Ivanishvili may hold referendum about parliamentary republic

The opposition's Bidzina Ivanishvili considers putting the question of shifting power from president to prime minister to the people in a referendum. (Georgian Dream.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The leader of the largest opposition bloc in Georgia doesn’t exclude that if he wins the parliamentary election he will hold a referendum regarding government structure.

Currently, the president holds almost all power. From 2013 these powers will

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Former AC Milan player Kaladze denied to book Tbilisi stadium

Kakhi Kaladze, a former professional player for AC Milan, is trying to organize a friendship match in Tbilisi, but can't get permission to use a stadium. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Former AC Milan player who left football to go into politics was planning to hold a friendship match with Milan in Georgia as a symbol of him leaving, but Georgia refused to make a stadium available for the match.

Kakhi Kaladze, who now is a partner

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Georgian government responds to criticism

Chiora Taktakishvili, spokesperson for the ruling party, said the PACE observers had received incorrect information from lobbyists from the opposition. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The government in Georgia claims the OSCE’s Parliamentary Assembly is spreading incorrect information provided by lobbyists of a certain party.

A delegation from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on Thursday released a statement

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Government claims opposition is trying to discredit authorities

Maia Panjikidze says the seizure of bank accounts threatens the political activity of the Georgian Dream coalition. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The government in Georgia accuses the opposition bloc Georgian Dream of attempting to discredit government bodies.

Two officials in the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly expressed concern about the seizing of bank accounts of parties

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Saakashvili reaching out to Georgian youth

President Mikheil Saakashvili reached out to students in the coastal resort Anaklia, urging them to vote. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili says the ruling party will have several 21 year-old candidates on their list for the upcoming parliament elections.

Saakashvili today met students who have a summer job in the small Black Sea coastal town

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Ivanishvili announces his candidacy for prime minister

Bidzina Ivanishvili is Georgian Dream's candidate for prime minister. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Opposition businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili, who is challenging Mikheil Saakashvili in Georgia’s October 1 parliamentary election, has announced himself as candidate for prime minister.

The announcement comes one day after Saakashvili’s National

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Saakashvili says his PM will continue after October 1

The government of President Mikheil Saakashvili does not rule out that his prime minister will take over as president after he leaves. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The government in Georgia has placed the speaker of parliament on the top of its party list, which probably means he will keep his post if they win.

It also said the current prime minister is their prime minister candidate after the election.

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