Friday, December 5, 2025

In Georgia, journalists and activists are asked to explain their "offensive" social media posts in court

TBILISI, DFWatch–Several high-profile Georgian journalists, activists and opposition politicians have been summoned to court for allegedly insulting public officials online. TV anchors Vakho Sanaia and Vika Bukia, opposition figure Elene Khoshtaria and activist Ana Subeliani are among those who have faced court hearings. Specifically. this deals with Facebook posts considered offensive to ruling party MP … Read more

UNM nominates its chairperson for Tbilisi mayoral race but fails to put up united opposition front

TBILISI, DFWatch–The largest opposition party in Georgia, the United National Movement, on Friday nominated party chairman Nika Melia as its candidate for Tbilisi Mayor in the local elections in October. But Melia has so far failed to secure broad opposition support behind his candidacy as he tries to unseat the incumbent mayor, Georgian Dream frontman … Read more

Opposition candidates vying to unseat unpopular Tbilisi mayor

Elene Khoshtaria is European Georgia's candidate for mayor of Tbilisi.
Elene Khoshtaria was nominated by European Georgia as candidate for Tbilisi mayor. (Facebook.)

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.

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