Tag: Nino Burjanadze

"Do not break up the trio" – Former leaders of Georgia ask the EU to grant candidate status

June 22, 2022 by DFWatch staff

Georgia’s two former presidents and four ex-speakers of parliament appeal the EU not to oust Georgia from the “trio” and to grant it candidate status, as it did with Ukraine and Moldova. “The content of the letter is as follows – we agree with the demands of European Commission, the expediency of their fulfillment, but … Read more

Burjanadze: Georgia needs a president like Vladimir Putin

November 10, 2017 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian opposition politician Nino Burjanadze expressed admiration for the Russian president in a new interview with German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

“He brought Russia from its knees to its feet. You look at Russia,

'Putin is not Georgia's enemy': Nino Burjanadze

September 1, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian President Vladimir Putin is not an enemy of Georgia, but a very significant politician, according to former Speaker of Parliament Nino Burjanadze.

The opposition figure whose party Democratic Movement is without representatives

Should Georgia’s foreign policy alignment be defined in the Constitiution?

August 30, 2016 by DFWatch staff

nino_burjanadze — Nino Burjanadze. (Interpressnews.)

davit_usupashvili — Davit Usupashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two proposals to define Georgia’s foreign policy alignment in the Constitution were postponed by a parliament committee because not enough MPs showed up. The rebellious opposition leader who started the debate now claims parliament has violated election rules.

Georgian politician Nino Burjanadze visited Moscow

February 24, 2016 by DFWatch staff

grigory_karasin_nino_burjanadze — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and Nino Burjanadze, leader of Democratic Movement.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Nino Burjanadze, leader of the Georgian opposition party Democratic Movement, recently visited Moscow and met with Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin. The parties did not disclose the topic of the meeting.

Her party’s press

Nino Burjanadze declared 'persona non grata' by Ukraine

August 3, 2015 by DFWatch staff

nino_burjanadze_2 — Nino Burjanadze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Nino Burjanadze, former speaker of the Georgian parliament who twice served as acting president, has been declared ‘persona non grata’ by Ukraine, according to a Tbilisi-based radio station.

The reason is Burjanadze’s statements about Crimea

Georgian opposition parties call ruling coalition undemocratic

March 10, 2014 by DFW-admin

burjanadze-nino_cropped — Nino Burjanadze, leader of Democratic Movement, is one of the signatories of the statement. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Political parties not represented in parliament accuse the government of making one-sided decisions in relation to the Election Code.

The opposition parties accuse the governing Georgian Dream coalition of anti-democratic actions when it last week

Burjanadze claims Saakashvili planned to attack Abkhazia in 2008

February 7, 2014 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–A former speaker of parliament in Georgia claims that the government of then President Mikheil Saakashvili planned to attack the breakaway region Abkhazia in 2008.

Nino Burjanadze, who was one of the leaders of the Rose Revolution in 2003 and now

Trial continues about May 26 dispersal

February 4, 2014 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–The trial about a brutal police dispersal of protesters on May 26, 2011, continued at Tbilisi City Court Monday with testimony by Nino Burjanadze, one of the leaders of the protest.

While Burjanadze, leader of Democratic Movement, was in court giving

Burjanadze fined USD 36 600 for campaign financing violation

January 18, 2014 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–The State Audit Office in Georgia has fined the party led by opposition figure Nino Burjanadze, Democratic Movement, 65 000 lari (USD 36 600) for not declaring its finances in the election campaign.

The State Audit Office, previously known as