Sunday, December 7, 2025

Administrative-territorial reform – a taboo in Georgian politics

David Losaberidze is project coordinator at the Caucasus Institute for Peace Democracy and Development.

A lot of reforms have been carried out in the country during the first two decades after Georgia’s independence in 1991. Although some of them were rather controversial and contradictory, they led to significant changes in various spheres of Georgia’s social life, writes David Losaberidze,

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Georgian youth learn English, and keep their Russian too

“I think it would be good if I knew Russian. But if I don’t know Russian I won’t have any serious problems,” says Lali, Master's student in journalism at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – English is first priority for Georgian youth, but they might as well keep a basic knowledge of Russian too, just in case.

Margo is getting ready to go abroad for a year through an exchange program, after graduating from university last summer, specializing in journalism.

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Georgia's dead prime minister: The case that won't go away

Zurab Zhvania was at the head of the rose revolution in 2003 alongside Mikheil Saakashvili and Nino Burjanadze, then became prime minister, but died just over a year later under mysterious circumstances. The case files from the investigation have not been released. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Seven years after his death, the anniversary of Georgia’s late prime minister Zurab Zhvania is still testimony to the fact that many refuse to accept the case as closed.

Some of the youth who gathered in front of parliament in Tbilisi Friday bore

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Saakashvili defends his government's successes

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president says the Georgian government has delivered on its promises.

He said this during a speech at Georgetown University as part of his official visit to the U.S. this week.

“Our economy has quadrupled. Crime has decreased fivefold. The poverty level has fallen

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