
Kaladze seeks third term as Tbilisi mayor amidst opposition boycott
Kakha Kaladze has been the mayor of Tbilisi since 2017.
Kakha Kaladze has been the mayor of Tbilisi since 2017.
This is not the first time a call to expel a foreign ambassador has come from a Georgian Dream figure in response to criticism.
The dramatic eviction operation in Tbilisi was marked by clashes and arrests.
Tbilisi residents had previously warned the building was in bad shape.
Kakha Kaladze also emphasised that it was ‘completely incomprehensible’ for someone to work at city hall while simultaneously criticising its policies.
Kakha Kaladze’s name was included in a list of athletes whose titles were stripped by Ukraine’s Sports Ministry.
The leader of the opposition Lelo party, Mamuka Khazaradze, has vowed to sue the Mayor of Tbilisi and general secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party for defamation. Khazaradze announced his intent to sue Kakha Kaladze on Tuesday, hours after the Tbilisi mayor accused him of racketeering during the rule of the United National Movement under former president Mikheil Saakashvili. Kaladze accused Khazaradze of being involved in ‘dirty deeds’ and of being Saakashvili’s ‘goon’ at Tbilisi’s