Thursday, December 11, 2025

Georgia: From the Beacon to the Crossroads

Levan Dolidze is leader of the project Civil Montoring for Accessibility of Information.

What is the internal political situation established in the country since the Rose Revolution? How much competition is there between political parties, and what are the threats and challenges in the pre-election environment for the parliamentary elections scheduled for

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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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Investigative journalist beaten during assignment

Vasil Dabrundashvili, journalist for the production company Studio GNS. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A journalist and a cameraman were beaten while investigating the illegal cutting of trees in eastern Georgia.

Journalists Vasil Dabrundashvili and his cameraman Bacho Buliskeria, who work for the production company Studio GNS, visited the town Akhmeta

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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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