TBILISI, September 22 – Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili traveled to Brussels on Tuesday for an official visit that will include meetings with the heads of both chambers of Belgium’s federal parliament. Papuashvili will meet the presidents of the Belgian Senate and the Chamber of Representatives, according to a statement from the Georgian parliament’s press … Read more
TBILISI, April 15 – The election victory of Peter Magyar’s Tisza party in Hungary has become fodder for both sides of Georgia’s politics, with each camp trying to turn Budapest into evidence for its case at home. For the opposition, it is a lesson in how an “authoritarian regime” can be defeated through elections. For … Read more
TBILISI, January 19 – A ruling party lawmaker said on Monday that people detained during recent protests are unlikely to receive presidential pardons unless they admit guilt and show genuine remorse. Levan Makhashvili, chair of the parliament’s European Integration Committee, told reporters that the president has clearly set conditions for granting pardons. According to Makhashvili, … Read more
TBILISI, September 10 – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has informed Georgia that it will not be able to send observers to the upcoming local elections scheduled for October 4, due to the short notice. The director of the organization’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Maria Telalian, explained … Read more
TBILISI, August 13 – Levan Makhashvili, head of parliament’s EU Integration Committee, says a strong voter turnout for the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) in the October 4 local elections would send a clear signal to the ‘Brussels bureaucracy’ against what he calls a pressure campaign on Georgia. The EU has voiced concerns over recent Georgian … Read more