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Georgian opposition gives government 16 December ‘deadline’

3 December 2018 by OC Media

Sunday UNM rally (Grigol Vashadze/Facebook)

Leaders and sup­port­ers of the United National Movement-led oppo­si­tion coalition gathered in central Tbilisi on Sunday demanding the gov­ern­ment negotiate with the oppo­si­tion before the president-elect’s inau­gu­ra­tion day.

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Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: georgia, georgian dream, Grigol Vashadze, opposition, protest, Salome Zurabishvili, tbilisi, United National Movement, unm

Georgia’s first female president

29 November 2018 by Dato Parulava

Salome Zura­bishvili

Salome Zura­bishvili has been elected the 5th president of Georgia in 28 November’s pres­i­den­tial runoff, winning 60% of votes according to pre­lim­i­nary results. Her win is historic, given that she is the first woman to run and succeed in the marathon for the pres­i­den­tial seat. Con­stant­ly empha­sis­ing her European origins, she has promised to help Georgia integrate into NATO and the EU and as she likes to say, ‘bring Georgian society together’.

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Filed Under: Society, Top Tagged With: bidzina ivanishvili, election, georgia, georgian dream, Grigol Vashadze, president election, Salome Zurabishvili, unm

Analysis | How negative campaigns and party voter contact work in Georgia

27 November 2018 by CRRC

CRRC-Georgia examines how effective negative campaign tactics and contact with voters is for political parties in Georgia. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Opinion & Analysis Tagged With: election, georgia, georgian dream, Grigol Vashadze, gvote18, presidential election, Salome Zurabishvili, unm

Controversy over Georgia’s midweek presidential run-off date

15 November 2018 by OC Media

Salome Zura­bishvili and Grigol Vashadze (RFE/RL)

Georgia’s Election Admin­is­tra­tion has set the date for the second round pres­i­den­tial election for 28 November — a Wednesday. The midweek date was heavily crit­i­cised by the oppo­si­tion and several major civil society groups.

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Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: election, georgia, georgian dream, Grigol Vashadze, gvote, gvote18, gvote2018, president, presidential election, run-off, Salome Zurabishvili, tbilisi, United National Movement, unm

Georgia’s Vashadze promises ‘snap parliamentary election’ if elected president

5 November 2018 by OC Media

Grigol Vashadze (Facebook)

The oppo­si­tion candidate in Georgia’s second round pres­i­den­tial election, the United National Movement’s (UNM) Grigol Vashadze, has promised snap par­lia­men­tary elections if elected. Meanwhile, chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivan­ishvili promised ‘remark­able’ changes ‘within a year’. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: bidzina ivanishvili, election, georgia, georgian dream, Grigol Vashadze, Ivanishvili, snap election, United National Movement

Georgian Dream MPs warn of ‘civil war’ if Vashadze elected

31 October 2018 by Shota Kincha

Pres­i­den­tial can­di­dates Salome Zura­bishvili and Grigol Vashadze casting their ballots (Mari Nikuradze, Facebook)

Georgia’s political scene is heating up as the country braces for a pres­i­den­tial run-off election. After Georgian Dream–endorsed Salome Zura­bishvili failed to win a majority in the first round, members of the ruling party warned of ‘violence’ or a  ‘civil war’ if the opposition’s Grigol Vashadze comes out on top. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: akhalaia, ballot, election, european georgia, georgia, georgian dream, Grigol Vashadze, gvote18, gvote2018, kaladze, merabishvili, mikheil saakashvili, president, president election, Saakashvili, Salome Zurabishvili, tbilisi, United National Movement, unm, vote

Georgian presidential election to go to second round

28 October 2018 by OC Media

Salome Zura­bishvili and Grigol Vashadze (RFE/RL)

Georgia's pres­i­den­tial election will go to a second round run-off after no candidate won more than 50% of Sunday’s vote, according to pre­lim­i­nary results from the Election Admin­is­tra­tion. With over 99% of votes counted, Georgian Dream–endorsed candidate Salome Zura­bishvili leads with 39% of votes with the UNM’s Grigol Vashadze in second with 38%.

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Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: georgia, Grigol Vashadze, ISFED, presidential election, Salome Zurabishvili, transparency international

Analysis | From Ivanishvili’s chosen to a ‘united opposition’ candidate — how Georgia’s aspiring presidents stack up

1 August 2018 by Shota Kincha

With the date now set for Georgia’s pres­i­den­tial elections, it’s still not clear who will run and who will not. In what is set to be the country’s last direct pres­i­den­tial election, could a political upset challenge Georgian Dream’s dominance? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Opinion & Analysis Tagged With: aleko elisashvili, Davit Usupashvili, election, european georgia, georgia, georgian dream, giorgi margvelashvili, Grigol Vashadze, president, presidential election, Salome Zurabishvili, United National Movement, unm

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