Sunday, December 7, 2025

Strong Georgian opposition party takes form

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

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Old Tbilisi square sports a white cover as protest goes on

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

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Georgia's ruling party saves its assumed opponent

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.

Mikheil Machavariani, first

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