If Bidzina Ivanishvili fails to reclaim his Georgian citizenship, his wife will have to be the formal party leader. “They manage perfectly to manipulate with the law. This is Saakashvili’s democracy," he said at today's presentation of his party's new initiative group. Mr Ivanishvili far right, and to his left Eliso Chapidze, Archil Kvelashvili, and Ivane Kiguradze. Irakli Sesiashvili far left. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili today presented the members of the initiative group for his new political party called Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia.
Among the members of the group are famous public figures, lawyers, a journalist, also
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia is giving the highest priority to investigating Monday’s foiled bombing attempt against the car of an employee at the Israeli embassy.
President Mikheil Saakashvili’s press spokesperson Manana Manjgaladze said this today at a regular briefing.
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia and Iran’s new visa free agreement has led to a tripling of travel. We take a closer look at the extent of cooperation between the two countries.
The agreement about visa-free travel between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Georgia came into
TBILISI, DFWatch – A terror suspect was arrested in Zugdidi Tuesday, but Georgian authorities deny that it is linked with yesterday’s bomb attacks against Israeli embassies in Georgia and India.
The Georgian Interior Ministry Tuesday arrested a person suspected of planning
Every two weeks people gather on Gudiashvili Square in Old Tbilisi to ask the city authorities to guarantee that the area's historic qualities are preserved when it is modernized. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)
TBILISI, DFWatch – Tbilisi’s old Gudiashvili Square was fully covered with white snow on Sunday as people showed up to defend it once more from an uncertain fate.
Even though it was a freezing minus five degrees, people still gathered on the square on February 12 at what
TBILISI, DFWatch – Work to construct one of the biggest hydro electric power stations in Georgia has been halted, after its Turkish investor pulled out.
The Georgian government explains that the Turkish investor refused to go through with the project, and therefore a new
Mikheil Machavariani from Georgia's ruling National Movement party confirms that one representative in parliament has left the party. There are negotiations to transfer the delegate to the Christian Democrat party, which is to both parties' mutual benefit, because it will save the current majority-minority arrangement from collapse. (Photo: Interpressnews.)
TBILISI, DFWatch – In the former Soviet republic of Georgia, the elected assembly’s minority block is in danger of breaking up. So the ruling party is helping them out.
One more member of parliament (MP) from the ruling party has left the party.