Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Tbilisi mayor plans to mortgage house to pay USD 30 000 bail

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava plans to mortgage his house in order to pay the bail money in a corruption case. Ugulava was last week suspended by Tbilisi City Court.

The mayor is charged with embezzlement of Tbilisi City Hall money and using it to

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Georgian leader holds 'most grandiose event ever'

President Mikheil Saakashvili was greeted by thousands of supporters at the national football stadium in Tbilisi Friday, as his National Movement party seeks renewed support in Monday's parliamentary election. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The party currently in power in Georgia Friday organized a rally counting thousands at the national football stadium in Tbilisi.

Majoritarian candidates and other members of the United National Movement party, as well as government officials, held

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Saakashvili calls abuse videos a conspiracy

The ruling party's activists welcomed President Mikheil Saakashvili in Zugdidi.

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili dedicated a long speech to recent events in the prison system in a speech while meeting with locals in the port city Batumi.

He said it was a shock for him, meaning the footage aired on TV, which shows beating

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Saakashvili's campaign goes into high gear

United National Movement, the party which came to power after the rose revolution in 2003, rallying in Tbilisi Sunday, ahead of the October 1 election. (UNM.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The two largest political blocs in Georgia in the weekend showed off their support in the regions.

United National Movement, the ruling party, Saturday held eleven rallies in ten towns as well as in Tbilisi. The first gathering started at 11:00 in

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Saakashvili reaching out to Georgian youth

President Mikheil Saakashvili reached out to students in the coastal resort Anaklia, urging them to vote. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili says the ruling party will have several 21 year-old candidates on their list for the upcoming parliament elections.

Saakashvili today met students who have a summer job in the small Black Sea coastal town

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