Friday, December 5, 2025

Bakradze wins Saakashvili party's second primary

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Davit Bakradze, one of UNM’s four candidates for president. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Davit Bakradze, leader of the parliamentary opposition, won the United National Movement’s second primary election for the upcoming presidential election in October.

This latest party conference was held in Gori, a town closer to the capital.

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Saakashvili's party meets for first primary debate

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From left to right: Zurab Japaridze, Shota Malashkhia, Davit Bakradze and Giorgi Baramidze. (UNM photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The United National Movement Sunday kicked off its election campaign for the presidential election with a debate between the candidates.

The event took place in Kutaisi, Georgia’s second largest city and current seat of parliament, and will be

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Saakashvili's party names four presidential candidates

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UNM spokesman Giorgi Vashadze. (Interpressnews.)

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

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Saakashvili's party to start election campaign on June 30

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UNM spokesperson Giorgi Vashadze. (Interpressnews.)

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

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Saakashvili's party to hold primary while gen secretary is in jail

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Vano Merabishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party is still planning to hold primary elections to select a candidate for the presidential election, even though party secretary Vano Merabishvili is in detention.

The names of the participants have not been revealed,

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Saakashvili fired up crowd for anti-Russia themed rally

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President Mikheil Saakashvili branded his opponents as traitors who are in league with the enemy, Russia. (DF Watch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgians in the United States rallied in New York Friday, in protest against the foreign policy of the Ivanishvili government, which has ruled Georgia for six months.

The rally was the continuation of a mass gathering in the capital of their

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Saakashvili says government is partly Russian-friendly

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The Ivanishvili government is ‘partly friendly towards Russia’, President Mikheil Saakashvili claimed at a rally of his party, the National Movement, on Friday. (DF Watch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In a speech Friday, President Mikheil Saakashvili accused the Georgian government of being ‘partly friendly towards Russia’.

He was speaking at a rally of his party, the United National Movement, in Tbilisi in order to show off popular support

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Saakashvili and Ivanishvili exchanging corruption accusations

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President Mikheil Saakashvili (right) during a visit by Russian journalist Ksenia Sokolova (left) in October, 2010. The president’s protection service, the SSPS, covered her stay with USD 6 000 and in addition paid for a USD 1 800 necklace for her.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two days before a planned rally by President Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement, the ruling Georgian Dream coalition accuses it of embezzlement of state money.

But the UNM claims the government is presenting

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