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Ivanishvili claims the president has joined the opposition

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Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Imedi.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili claims the president he handpicked has in fact become part of the opposition to the government coalition.

He said this on his own show 2030 on GDS, a TV channel belonging to his rapper son Bera.

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Ivanishvili on collision course with the U.S. on role of NGOs

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Bidzina Ivanishvili is preparing a report about three NGO activists. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The godfather of the government in Georgia, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, was rebuked by the US ambassador Thursday after criticizing three of the most influential NGO leaders in the country.

In a long TV interview on one of the national TV

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Some NGOs ready to cooperate with Ivanishvili

TBILISI, DFWatch – Some of the Georgian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are ready for a political partnership with the billionaire turned opposition leader who is the main threat against incumbent president Mikheil Saakashvili’s rule. On Monday November 7 tens of Tbilisi based NGOs met with Bidzina Ivanishvili, answering his invitation. The meeting lasted for two hours … Read more