TBILISI, August 13 – Police in western Georgia have arrested a woman on suspicion of murder after a fatal stabbing in the city of Zugdidi. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the incident took place on August 13 inside a private home. Investigators say a dispute broke out between two women, ending when the … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–The ruling Georgian Dream party is leading in all of Sunday’s by-elections, including the symbolically important Zugdidi mayoral race. But the vote was marred by numerous controversies, as the opposition claims the elections have been massively rigged. Sandra Roelofs, the wife of Georgia’s ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili and a candidate for Zugdidi mayor, even says … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tensions are running high in Georgia ahead of the May 19 by-election in Zugdidi, a town about 350km west of Tbilisi, with almost daily scuffles outside the office of the Local Election Commission. Both the governing party and the opposition accuse each other of attempting to rig the election to replace the former mayor, … Read more
ZUGDIDI, DFWatch–A five hectare shopping mall in Rukhi, only meters from the administrative border line (ABL) with breakaway Abkhazia, is doing good business, says its director David Machavariani, speaking to DFWatch.
“Of course, the idea has justified itself, as [the mall] allows people to have more access to the services closer to their homes.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement yesterday won the repeat election in a precinct in the south of Georgia, while Georgian Dream won in the western Zugdidi area.
But the UNM candidate didn’t win by more than 50% at the 48th precinct in Marneuli,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s former first lady Sandra Roelofs is withdrawing from the runoff election for parliament in Zugdidi, after the repeat ballot in three of Zugdidi’s precincts reveals that her opponent from the Georgian Dream is leading by a significant margin.
Tblisi, DFWatch- Members of the opposition United National Movement, including several high profile figures at the party, were brutally beaten in Samegrelo on Sunday.
The scuffle broke out in Kortskheli, a village near Zugdidi, administrative center of Samegrelo-Zemo
TBILISI, DFWatch–One man died as a result of a building collapse in western Georgia Monday night.
A water reservior burst in the office of the State Security Agency in the town Zugdidi, near the Abkhazian region. The victim is head of department Zviad Lagvilava.