Friday, December 5, 2025

Mayor breaks into district election office, swears at official

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Suspended Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava and other National Movement members accuse a district election official of being partial. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Suspended Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava Thursday broke into a district election commission office in Marneuli and swore at the local official in charge.

It’s the latest in a series of incidents involving the party, as Georgia gets closed to the local

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Georgian justice minister calls for fair election campaign

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Former Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava was pelted with eggs as he left the Constitutional Court Friday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s minister of justice calls on everyone to allow political parties to conduct their election campaign in a normal environment, after eggs were thrown at National Movement activists last weekend.

People threw eggs at former Mayor of Tbilisi

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National Movement to rally Georgians against Russia

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National Movement spokesperson Andro Barnovi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement is planning a series of anti-Putin demonstrations in several cities and towns, but first wants to meet with the people.

The party’s spokesperson Andro Barnovi said on Monday that the government is passive as the Winter Sochi

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Tbilisi mayor plans to mortgage house to pay USD 30 000 bail

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava plans to mortgage his house in order to pay the bail money in a corruption case. Ugulava was last week suspended by Tbilisi City Court.

The mayor is charged with embezzlement of Tbilisi City Hall money and using it to

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