Friday, August 1, 2025

Georgia’s opposition forces agree to join efforts to beat Ivanishvili

A group of Georgia’s opposition political forces, including United National Movement, the biggest opposition party, has agreed to unite their efforts “to defend” their votes against possible rigging by government in general elections in October. “Opposition parties will work in a coordinated manner in all electoral districts, including those where we have nominated competing candidates. … Read more

"Zurabishvili and the GD should be worried": American analysts speak on Georgian elections

Voice of America’s Anna Kalandadze discussed aftermath and fallout of the first round of presidential elections in Georgia with leading Eurasia analysts in Washington. Anna Kalandadze is VOA Georgian chief and can be followed on twitter @anavoa. VOA: Latest Presidential elections were marred by dozens of procedural irregularities, inappropriate media coverage, inadequate electoral environment, public … Read more

Saakashvili, Ivanishvili Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in Trump-Related Case

An American lobbyist who worked in Georgia for Mikheil Saakashvili, Irakli Alasania and Bidzina Ivanishvili pleaded guilty on Friday in a case related to investigations of US president Donald Trump. Sam Patten admitted he used an unnamed American to pay $US50,000 for four tickets to one of the parties at Trump’s inauguration in 2017. The tickets were … Read more

Ivanishvili urges Alliance of Patriots to clarify its stance toward EU, NATO

bidzina_ivanishviliTbilisi, DFWatch – Former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili criticizes Alliance of Patriots, a conservative political party, which often resorts to the populist nationalistic narrative, for having ‘no clear platform’ and advises them to inform voters what exactly they want and what direction they want to steer the country.

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Ivanishvili has abandoned the idea of hosting TV show

Ivanishvili will not be a host in talk-show 2030 (photo: Channel 1)
Ivanishvili will not be a host on the talk show ‘2030’, which is to go on air next month. (Photo: Channel 1.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian PM Bidzina Ivanishvili has finally abandoned the idea to host a political talk show on a TV channel owned by his rapper son Bera. 

The launch of the talk show has been postponed several times. Finally, in the end of 2014, it was announced

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