
Georgian opposition politician Khoshtaria remains in detention after refusing to pay bail in protest
Elene Khoshtaria was detained for writing ‘Russian Dream’ on the Tbilisi mayor’s campaign banner.
Elene Khoshtaria was detained for writing ‘Russian Dream’ on the Tbilisi mayor’s campaign banner.
Elene Koshtaria, the leader of Georgia’s opposition party Droa, was arrested for ‘damaging’ Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze’s re-election poster.
The party stated that the dispute concerned a fee that was left unpaid four years ago.
Three Georgian opposition parties — Ahali, Droa, and Girchi — More Freedom, have announced that they will run a joint list for October’s parliamentary elections. The party’s leaders made the announcement at a briefing on Tuesday, adding that they would campaign together. The new grouping will be listed in the 26 October parliamentary elections under the number 4. Gvaramia set out three principles behind the grouping: Georgia’s membership of Western society, non-cooperation with the ‘regime’