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GD withdrawal from EU-brokered political agreement fuels confrontation ahead local elections

By | July 29th, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

Irakli Kobakhidze (center) at the GD briefing. Georgian Dream’s withdrawal from the EU-brokered political agreement has fueled ongoing political confrontation in the country. The case has even reached the point where part of the opposition is considering boycotting the local elections scheduled in October. One MP, Zurab “Girchi” Japaridze, has already left parliament. On Wednesday the [...]

EU backs early parliamentary election in Georgia if ruling GD party gets less than 43% in local elections

By | April 19th, 2021|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |

European Council President Charles Michel. (Twitter.) TBILISI, DFWatch--The European Union on Sunday made another attempt at breaking the political deadlock in Georgia, offering a compromise that envisions the release of perceived political prisoners as well as early parliamentary elections. The EU earlier suggested Georgia's factions agree to the release of UNM leader Nika Melia and Giorgi [...]