Bidzina Ivanishvili
US sanctions Bidzina Ivanishvili
The billionaire founder of the ruling Georgian Dream was sanctioned for undermining Georgia’s democracy for Russia’s benefit.
Bidzina Ivanishvili
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Bidzina Ivanishvili
Georgian Dream satellite party People’s Power will exit majority to create ‘healthy opposition’
The sole presidential candidate in Saturday’s elections is one of the founding members of People’s Power.
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Georgian Dream to keep Kobakhidze as PM
Georgian Dream’s political council has approved party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili’s recommendation to keep Irakli Kobakhidze as prime minister. The political council convened on Thursday to nominate Georgian Dream members for the several posts. The official results of 26 October’s elections gave the ruling Georgian Dream party a large majority, with 54% of the vote. However, local media and observer groups have documented widespread vote rigging by the ruling party. The party’s executiv
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Opinion | Georgian civil society needs sustained support from the international community
On 26 October, the architect of Georgian authoritarianism, Russian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, robbed Georgians of their election. Any future government change through elections is ruled out if the status quo persists. An ominous calm pervades the country. It appears as though nothing has changed, yet a looming crisis haunts each home, office, and street, whispering of impending disaster. Yet it is also clear that the election administration has finally dismantled the illusion of democrat
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Georgian Dream holds final pre-election rally in Tbilisi
Tens of thousands of people were bussed into Tbilisi for Georgian Dream’s final pre-election rally on Wednesday. Ahead of the rally, Georgian Dream supporters came to central Freedom Square led by Tsotne Ivanishvili, the son of the party’s honorary chair Bidzina Ivanishvili, Olympic champion Geno Petriashvili, who is in Georgian Dream’s election list, and para-athlete Vakhtang Akhobadze. According to opposition-aligned media, the ruling party used administrative resources, allegedly includin
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Ivanishvili critic assaulted in Tbilisi after billionaire threatens his For Georgia party
A prominent member of the For Georgia opposition party has reported that he was assaulted in the Tbilisi Metro on Wednesday evening. Levan Gogichaishvili claimed that he was attacked by a group of up to 20 individuals who were ‘Bidzina Ivanishvili’s thugs’, speculating that they were rally goers returning from Georgian Dream’s last large campaign event in downtown Tbilisi that evening. He described them as visibly intoxicated and holding Georgian Dream flags. Commenting on the incident,
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Ivanishvili rails against ‘men’s milk’ and the West and vows to punish ‘scumbag’ political rivals
In an 80-minute interview with Imedi, Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili has reiterated his vow to punish his political rivals, railed against the West, and embarked on a rant fuelled by transphobic and homophobic myths. The interview on the pro-government channel was aired on Monday night, five days before the crucial parliamentary elections. During the interview, Ivanishvili rehashed conspiracy theories about global forces he claimed were acting against him and Georgia, while signa
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