Tag: Giorgi Vashadze

Jailed opposition figure calls for establishing 'unified resistance center'

July 28, 2025 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Giorgi Vashadze, a former UNM-era official and current opposition figure who is in pre-trial detention, has issued a renewed appeal for unity among Georgia’s pro-Western political parties and activist groups. Writing from prison, Vashadze proposed forming a joint “unified resistance center” ahead of the country’s upcoming local elections on October 4. His message was … Read more

Georgian opposition figure proposes new joint platform headed by ex-president Zourabichvili

July 23, 2025 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Jailed opposition figure Giorgi Vashadze has proposed a new political initiative aimed at unifying key opposition parties ahead of parliamentary elections. The plan involves the creation of a joint political platform headed by ex-President Salome Zourabichvili, joining together the “Resistance Platform” and eight parties currently boycotting the municipal elections. “This is not just a … Read more

Former UNM members join New Rightists in bloc called 'New Choice'

August 6, 2016 by DFWatch staff

zurab-japaridze — Zurab Japaridze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two political parties formed by ex-National Movement members together with an opposition party without representatives in parliament on Friday launched a new election bloc for the upcoming parliamentary election.

The name of the new

Fmr Saakashvili official who brought simpler services launches new party

May 10, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian politician who was deputy justice minister during Mikheil Saakashvili’s presidency has left the National Movement and plans to start a new party.

Giorgi Vashadze is perhaps best known for having overseen the reform known as

National Movement designates candidate for Tbilisi mayor

March 13, 2014 by DFWatch staff

nikoloz_nika_melia_Cropped — Nika (Nikoloz) Melia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgia, the out-of-power National Movement party has designated its candidate for Tbilisi mayor by direct appointment.

Nika Melia, a relatively unknown former official in the capital, was directly appointed, as the party chose not to conducted a

National Movement might boycott president's address

February 19, 2014 by DFWatch staff

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

Court strikes down libel sentence in 'Imedi' case

January 21, 2014 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court struck down a previous court ruling to fine Member of Parliament Giorgi Vashadze for libel against the businessman Joseph Kay.

Kay is the investor who for a few months owned Imedi, a formerly government-critical TV station that played an

Prosecutors seize UNM member's house in libel case

July 12, 2013 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prosecutors in Georgia have seized the house of a member of the parliamentary opposition on the grounds of an appeal by the businessman Joseph Kay.

Sergo Ratiani, a member of the Untied National Movement, on Thursday went public with what had happened

Saakashvili's party names four presidential candidates

June 29, 2013 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement on Saturday named four candidates for the party’s primary election to select as candidate for the upcoming presidential election in October.

Party spokesman Giorgi Vashadze presented the

Saakashvili's party to start election campaign on June 30

June 28, 2013 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–The United National Movement has announced that its election campaign will be launched on June 30.

UNM member Giorgi Vashadze said on Friday that the party will name all its candidates, who will then participate in a primary election to select