TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s main opposition party is hoping that a popular news anchor will bring it back to power in the politically important position of Tbilisi mayor.
The nomination of Zaal Udumashvili, host of the main news program on Georgia’s largest TV channel Rustavi 2,
TBILISI, DFWatch–A news anchor on Georgia’s biggest private television channel has confirmed that he may run for mayor of Tbilisi as a candidate for the biggest opposition party UNM.
The entry of Zaal Udumashvili, host of the evening news on Rustavi 2,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s second largest opposition party named a woman as its candidate for Tbilisi Mayor on Saturday.
The European Dream party congress nominated Elene Khoshtaria (37) as mayoral candidate as political parties are gearing up for the local elections.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The pedestrian zone of Aghmashenebeli Avenue in Tbilisi opened on Sunday after several months of renovation work.
The facelift of one of the oldest streets in the Georgian capital was financed by the local government and Tbilisi Development Foundation.
Tbilisi City Hall decided to refurbish
TBILISI, DFWatch–The eco-activists of Guerilla Gardening rallied in front of Tbilisi City Hall again on Friday, demanding the dismissal of the two bureaucrats in charge of tree cutting in the capital.
They demand the dismissal of the head and the deputy of City Hall’s
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Tbilisi mayor defended his conduct in the tree-felling scandal at an extraordinary City Council meeting Friday but had to halt his speech because of interruption by protesters.
Environmentalists claim Mayor Davit Narmania
TBILISI, DFWatch–Environmental activists interrupted a speech by Tbilisi Mayor Davit Narmania on Tuesday during a session of the City Council, accusing him of being an ‘enemy of the city’.
The activists protested the recent selling off of a part of the city’s botanical garden,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Part of the waste collectors in the capital resumed their strike on Monday, demanding a full payment of their holiday bonus.
The workers went on a strike last week, demanding increase of the pay and receiving the so-called 13th salary. Their demands remain the same.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The head of City Hall’s supervision service pleaded not guilty in the case of taking a bribe in return for facilitating the construction of a new hotel.
Jokia Bodokia was detained on Wednesday.
His lawyer, Giorgi Kavlashvili, told journalists that his client
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Tbilisi mayor says the city must tighten its belt, because the National Movement, which ruled the city for a decade, left ‘the worst budget ever’.
Newly elected Mayor Davit Narmania from the Georgian Dream Coalition said on Tuesday that