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Saakashvili's party to split up into factions in parliament

Outgoing Speaker of Parliament Davit Bakradze says the party of President Mikheil Saakashvili, the United National Movement, will split up into factions in parliament, in order to be allocated more time during debates. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — The National Movement party, which is now in opposition in Georgia, plans to set up several parliamentary factions in the future parliament.

Davit Bakradze, current Parliament Speaker said Monday that all his party’s representatives in parliament

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Saakashvili creates escape option for his associates

President Mikheil Saakashvili has issued a decree which gives a large number of his party tops the right to hold diplomatic passports for one year after they are dismissed, giving them the possibility to escape trial. (IPN.)

Georgian officials will, if they are fired, be able to use their diplomatic passports for one more year.

This means that they will be able to cross borders without any problems, which is not possible for ordinary citizen.

President Mikheil Saakashvili made this decision by issuing

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Close Saakashvili ally met Ivanishvili

Giga Bokeria, a close ally of President Mikheil Saakashvili, met election winner Bidzina Ivanishvili to discuss Georgia's foreign policy course. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — President Mikheil Saakashvili promises Bidzina Ivanishvili to help in keeping the new government safe and to retain the direction of Georgia’s foreign policy.

This was made clear by Giga Bokeria, Secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council, after

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