Friday, December 5, 2025

Republican Party tops reject offer to join Georgian Dream

Davit Usupashvili (IPN)
Davit Usupashvili (IPN)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The leader of the Republican Party says he and other party tops have received an offer from the ruling Georgian Dream to abandon their own party and join them ahead of the election, but they rejected the offer.

In an interview with the newspaper

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Keti Tsikhelashvili becomes acting minister for reconciliation and civil equality

keti_tsikhelashviliTBILISI, DFWatch–Keti Tsikhelashvili, Deputy Minister for Reintegration and Civil Equality, will be the acting minister as Paata Zakareishvili from the Republican Party leaves his post in connection with the 2016 election campaign.

Zakareishvili said on Tuesday

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Two Republican members of government resign

Tina Khidasheli (Interpressnews)
Tina Khidasheli (Interpressnews)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Republican Party in Georgia announced on Tuesday at its members of the government are resigning.

The ministers who will be leaving their posts shortly are Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli and Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality Paata Zakareishvili.

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Opinion polls differ wildly 3 months ahead of Georgian election

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Zurab Bigvava. (Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two opinion polls show vastly different levels of support for the two main contenders in Georgia’s parliamentary election, scheduled for October 8.

A poll conducted by Georgian Dream gives the party a lead of 35 percent, with the United National

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Saakashvili confident his party will return to power in Georgia

mikheil_saakashvili_2015-05-31TBILISI, DFWatch–Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president and current governor of Odessa, told a Georgian TV channel on Sunday that he is confident of victory for his political party in the parliamentary election in October, and afterward

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Republican Party cabinet members will resign in August

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Khatuna Samnidze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Republican cabinet members will leave their posts in August, party leader Khatuna Samnidze said in an interview on Friday.

The Republicans are part of the ruling Georgian Dream coalition, but recently decided to run on an independent ticket

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