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Topadze's use of Down's syndrome as term of abuse stuns parliament

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Gogi Topadze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian parliament member Wednesday used Down’s syndrome as a term of abuse.

Gogi Topadze, previously known for his praise of Stalin a few months ago, claimed that the president in his national address compared the Georgian

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Georgian president will hold annual address to parliament on February 3

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President Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The president’s annual state of the nation address will be delivered at the opening of the spring session of parliament on February 3.

Giorgi Kverenchkhiadze, who is parliamentary secretary for President Giorgi Margvelashvili,

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Georgian government absent as president delivers annual speech

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President Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–When the Georgian president held his state of the nation speech in parliament on Tuesday, the government and the prime minister were absent – again.

This is the second time the government has snubbed President Giorgi Margvelashvili. The same

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National Movement might boycott president's address

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Member of Parliament Giorgi Vashadze said the National Movement are still discussing within the party what to ask Margvelashvili about. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement party’s members of parliament might not attend the Georgian president’s state of the nation address, which takes place in parliament in Kutaisi on February 21.

UNM members say they have not yet made a decision about whether

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Georgian president to hold annual address on February 21

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President Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili will hold his first annual address to parliament on February 21.

Outlining the content of his speech already on Friday, Margvelashvili announced he wants to focus on values and Georgia’s ‘strategic vectors’;

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Georgian president's annual address postponed

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President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president’s annual address will be held either on February 19 or February 21, the speaker of parliament says.

According to the Constitution of Georgia, the president must once a year visit parliament to present a report about important

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Margvelashvili promises different state of the nation address

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President Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DWatch–President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili will next week hold his first annual address to parliament. He says this year’s speech will have a completely new format, compared to earlier.

The constitution says the president must hold a speech to parliament once a year.

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Margvelashili planning his first annual address to parliament

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President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili is in consultations with the speaker of parliament about the date of his annual address to parliament.

The Georgian constitution says that the president must visit parliament once a year and present a report about

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