Tag: 2020 Georgian parliamentary election

Georgian PM rejects opposition's two main demands

March 17, 2021 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s prime minister on Tuesday rejected the two main demands put forth by the opposition, thus prolonging the country’s four and a half months long political crisis. “The next parliamentary elections will be held in 2024,” Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at a meeting of the EU-Georgia Association Council in Brussels. Based on what … Read more

The government in Georgia claims the opposition is preparing a revolution

October 29, 2020 by DFWatch staff

Three days ahead of Georgia’s general election, the government is trading barbs with the opposition with each side accusing each other of extreme measures, ranging from election rigging to staging a violent overthrow of the government. Minister of Defense Irakli Garibashvili, who has previously served as prime minister, went as far as saying that the … Read more