TBILISI, DFWatch–Giorgi Margvelashvili was Sunday sworn in as the fourth president of Georgia at a ceremony held in the yard of the old parliament building in Tbilisi.
The text of the oath says he swears to protect Georgia’s Constitution, independence of the state,
TBILISI, DFWatch–The inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili was held today in the yard of the old parliament building in Tbilisi.
The schedule of the day’s events is the following: at 13:00, the inauguration started and was expected to last for 45 minutes. The new
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili has awarded former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the Golden Fleece award.
Saakashvili is leaving office on Sunday, and in a flurry of activity handed out awards and distinctions to more than a thousand people.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two thousand railway workers in Georgia ended their strike yesterday, after successful negotiations with the company.
Talks between workers and the Georgian Railway management board lasted for six hours and all three demands the workers brought with
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s justice minister has asked her French colleague to extradite a former defense minister who faces two separate criminal cases at home.
Former Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili left Georgia for France after the National Movement lost the
TBILISI, DFWatch–Outgoing President Mikheil Saakashvili says he will ‘temporarily’ leave politics and may go on to work within science.
In an open letter posted on Facebook on Friday, Saakashvili explained why he will not attend the inauguration of Giorgi
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia have detained owners and administrators of fourteen hotels and clubs in Batumi and Gonio for allocating space for prostitution.
Police in Adjara conducted a coordinated operation in the coast cities of Batumi and Gonio which led to
TBILISI, DFWatch–Secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council, Giga Bokeria, has resigned a few days before the inauguration of the new president.
Bokeria’s letter of resignation is dated November 15 and addressed to the president’s administration, which says
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili and other top people in the National Movement party will not attend the inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili as new president on Sunday.
In a statement, the UNM says their people have acted in line with ‘civil standards’
TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has sent outgoing Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili a thank you letter.
In the letter, which was published by Saakashvili’s administration, Rasmussen thanks the Georgian leader for his ‘good