Friday, December 5, 2025

Margvelashvili spoke about independence, unity, integrity

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After the swearing in ceremony, President Giorgi Margvelashvili addressed guests in the yard of the old parliament building in Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Giorgi Margvelashvili was Sunday sworn in as the fourth president of Georgia at a ceremony held in the yard of the old parliament building in Tbilisi.

The text of the oath says he swears to protect Georgia’s Constitution, independence of the state,

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Margvelashvili sworn in as new president

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New Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili addressed guests in the yard of the old parliament building in Tbilisi. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili was held today in the yard of the old parliament building in Tbilisi.

The schedule of the day’s events is the following: at 13:00, the inauguration started and was expected to last for 45 minutes. The new

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New Georgian president will be sworn in Nov 17

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Newly elected president Giorgi Margvelashvili will be sworn in November 17. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s new president will sworn in on November 17. The location of the inauguration and other details are unknown.

After the swearing-in ceremony, the new president will be empowered to use his authority granted by the Constitution, and the

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Margvelashvili celebrates as Bakradze concedes defeat

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Giorgi Margvelashvili Sunday night greeted jubilant supporters at the Georgian Dream coalition’s headquarters. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Giorgi Margvelashvili thanked all his supporters and Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili Sunday night, after exit polls showed he had won the Georgian presidential election in the first round.

“Thanks to every citizen […] to the members of [my campaign] staff,

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Margvelashvili 62%, Bakradze 22%, as 95% of votes counted

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Giorgi Margvelashvili (left) had 62 % support as 95 % percent of votes were counted. Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili (right). (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Dream candidate Giorgi Margvelashvili has received 62 percent of the votes in the Georgian presidential election after 95% of the votes have been counted, Georgia’s Central Election Committee (CEC) announced.

This is slightly less than two

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Exit polls show Georgian Dream winning in first round

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Two exit polls show that Georgian Dream candidate Giorgi Margvelashvili has won the presidential election. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Dream coalition’s candidate Giorgi Margvelashvili is predicted to win Georgia’s presidential election in the first round.

Two exit polls show Margvelashvili winning clearly. According to an exit poll by the German company GFK on the order of

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Georgian candidates confront each other in two TV debates

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National Movement candidate for president, Davit Bakradze. (Channel 1.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Public Broadcaster October 17 and 18 hosted two TV debates between presidential candidates. Only qualified subjects participated in the debates, those who were presented by the political parties, which receive state funding.

There are

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Georgian candidates on the campaign trail

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Presidential candidate Nestan Kirtadze wants free natural gas for people near the conflict zone. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Less than three weeks left before the presidential election in Georgia, candidates are busy conducting their election campaign.

Davit Bakradze, the candidate for the National Movement, on Wednesday met with people in the Racha region.

He opened a new

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Margvelashvili picks replacement ahead of presidential run

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Minister of Education Giorgi Margvelashvili (left), and his deputy Tamar Sanikidze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Minister of Education Giorgi Margvelashvili has picked his own replacement, as he prepares for the race to be Georgia’s next president.

The Georgian Dream coalition chose Margvelashvili as its candidate in the upcoming election, and although Georgian

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Poll shows Ivanishvili bloc leading UNM 29 to 10 percent

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Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–45 percent of people like Giorgi Margvelashvili, the Georgian Dream coalition’s candidate for president, while 48 percent like Davit Bakradze, who most likely will be the National Movement’s candidate.

When asked who they would want as president,

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