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A women protests outside Central Election Commission on 13 November. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Georgian Central Election Commission annuls electoral lists of three of four opposition groups

by OC Media

•3 min read

Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has annulled the electoral lists of three of four opposition groups upon their request, leading the way to a possible one-party parliament in the country. On Tuesday evening, the CEC said they had annulled the lists of the opposition groups the Coalition for Change, Unity – National Movement, and Strong Georgia, who all submitted requests to do so on Monday and Tuesday. ‘[This] parliament is not recognised by anyone, neither inside nor outside the

Levan Gogichaishvili. Screengrab from TV channel Pirveli’s video.

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Ivanishvili critic assaulted in Tbilisi after billionaire threatens his For Georgia party

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

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,

Former Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili announcing that he was joining Strong Georgia. Screengrab via social media.

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Former President Giorgi Margvelashvili joins the Strong Georgia alliance

by OC Media

•1 min read

The Lelo-led Strong Georgia alliance has announced that former Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili joined their coalition. Lelo chair Mamuka Khazaradze announced that Margvelashvili joined their alliance at a pre-election event in Gori on Wednesday evening. Margvelashvili was first reported to have been in talks to join Strong Georgia earlier in September, after Lelo’s secretary general, Irakli Kupradze, published a photo with the ex-president on Facebook. ‘There is only victory ahead

Lelo chair Mamuka Khazaradze (left) and For Georgia chair Giorgi Gakharia (right).

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Two major opposition groups fail to unite ahead of Georgian elections

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

Five weeks before Georgia’s parliamentary elections, the For Georgia party, led by former Georgian Dream member and ex-Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, announced that negotiations to join the Strong Georgia alliance had failed. On 19 September, the opposition For Georgia party reported that the three-day long negotiations to create a unified bloc with the Strong Georgia alliance had faltered. The announcement followed what appeared to be difficult negotiations between For Georgia’s chair, Gi

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Gakharia’s For Georgia expresses support for ‘parts’ of Georgian queer propaganda law

by OC Media

•2 min read

Giorgi Gakharia’s For Georgia party has said it would have voted for ‘parts’ of Georgian Dream’s queer propaganda law if the legislative package had been split up instead of being voted for as a whole. On Wednesday, For Georgia issued the statement in response to claims by Parliamentary Speaker Shalva Papuashvili that the party was opposed to the law. In his statement, Papuashvili praised Girchi — New Political Centre for taking part in the draft law’s second hearing, and claimed that For

Adjara

Ruling party boycotts Batumi City Council

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

Georgian Dream councilors have boycotted Batumi City Council, preventing the council from appointing a head as well as voting to annul the annual city budget approved by the outgoing council last month. On Thursday, councilors from Georgian Dream did not show up to an extraordinary council meeting, denying the council the quorum needed to vote for its chairperson for the second time. Batumi, the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, is among just 20 cities and municipalities where Ge

For Georgia

Georgia’s opposition groups claim pressure on election candidates

by Shota Kincha

•3 min read

Since campaigning for Georgia’s municipal elections began last month, major opposition groups have claimed that the authorities have been pressuring candidates to drop out and their supporters to disengage. On 5 September, opposition group For Georgia claimed that dozens of their candidates had retracted their candidacies for the 2 October local elections as a result of pressure from the authorities. Officials from the ruling Georgian Dream party have dismissed the allegations. On Sunday,