Friday, December 5, 2025

Ivanishvili gathers 20 000 supporters in Batumi

Opposition billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili defended himself against President Saakashvili's accusation of being Soviet minded. (GD.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The opposition Georgian Dream coalition Sunday continued showing off its support with a massive rally in Batumi, a port on the Black Sea coast.

About 20 000 people gathered in front of the stage. ‘Let Saakashvili see how many of us are here’,

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One arrested as Ivanishvili visits disaster area

A female employee of the local government in Gurjaani was hit in the face by a Georgian Dream supporter during a visit to the storm affected area by Bidzina Ivanishvili. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Police in Georgia has arrested one member of the opposition Georgian Dream coalition after he hit a female employee of the local government in Gurjaani, a town in eastern Georgia which was hit by a storm.

Information Center Kakheti reports that

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Georgian opposition announces candidates for Tbilisi

Bidzina Ivanishvili (left) nominated several non-politicians, while some politicians will concentrate on campaigning and not be candidates 'because of a massive workload'. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Bidzina Ivanishvili Thursday announced the names of all ten majoritarian candidates for Tbilisi and several candidates in the regions.

This time his opposition Georgian Dream coalition brings forth many popular names. Some of the candidates

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Ivanishvili's dolphinarium taken over in Batumi

The dolphinarium in Batumi was recently reopened with the help of Bidzina Ivanishvili, but has now been taken over. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Batumi City Council has replaced the director of the local dolphinarium after security guards entered the facility Monday.

The dolphinarium in Batumi was reopened on the initiative of the local government after 20 years of non-functioning. This

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Ivanishvili wants to reopen Ergneti market

Bidzina Ivanishvili promised to reopen a market on the border with the breakaway region South Ossetia, in order to normalize relations. (GD.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The main opposition bloc in Georgia mobilized 15 000 people Sunday in Gori, the town closest to the capital which was occupied by Russia in the 2008 war.

Georgian Dream front man Bidzina Ivanishvili promised to normalize relations with Russia

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13 in hospital after opposition rally turns into street fight

Georgian footballer Kahki Kaladze was among the Ivanishvili supporters who were thrown stones at Thursday in a village near South Ossetia. 13 ended up in hospital. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A street fight broke out Thursday during an opposition meeting in a Georgian village.

The scuffle involved both journalists and others being beaten.

The opposition Georgian Dream coalition was visiting Karaleti, a village close to the breakaway

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Ivanishvili gathers supporters in Georgia's old capital Mtskheta

Ivanishvili promised that fifty policemen who lost their jobs will get back to work if he wins. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian opposition figure head Bidzina Ivanishvili continued his tour of the country’s regions Sunday by staging a rally in the old capital Mtskheta, 20 km north of Tbilisi.

The rally started at 19:00 and saw the billionaire making new

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Ivanishvili draws 20 000 in western mountain region

Bidzina Ivanishvili repeated his promise to increase pensions and raise the minimum wage in front of 20 000 people in Ozurgeti, a town in the mountain region Guria. (Photo: Georgian Dream.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The opposition Georgian Dream movement Sunday held its third rally, this time in a small town in western Georgia.

About 20 000 people gathered in Ozurgeti, a town in the Guria region.

Georgian Dream leader Bidzina Ivanishvili in his speech said

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