We continue our live coverage of the fallout and widespread protests over Georgia’s EU accession U-turn.
Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili has said he was ready to pardon opposition leaders who were arrested in recent weeks, if they express a desire to participate in the October 2025 municipal elections. Kavelashvili made this statement against the backdrop of a declared boycott of the elections by numerous opposition parties. According to him, ‘It is important that all political parties registered in accordance with Georgian legislation and expressing a desire to participate in the electio
Several opposition parties are boycotting the 2025 local elections.
Tornike Rizhvadze resigned from his post in April.
US Ambassador Robin Dunnigan said the private letter was received ‘extremely poorly’ in Washington.
