Georgia
Ukraine revokes Tbilisi Mayor Kaladze’s title of ‘Master of Sport’
Kakha Kaladze’s name was included in a list of athletes whose titles were stripped by Ukraine’s Sports Ministry.
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Georgia
Opposition leader vows to sue Tbilisi mayor for defamation
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
Armenia
Podcast | Armenia's future in CSTO and Kaladze under fire
In this week’s episode of the Caucasus Digest, Robin Fabbro talks to Yerevan-based political analyst Tigran Grigoryan about Armenia’s relations with the CSTO after the two-day war with Azerbaijan in September. Read more: * Opinion | Russia’s shifting interests are leaving Armenia out to dry * Opinion | Armenia’s old allies have failed it, new ones have yet to appear Tata Shoshiashvili talks about an accident that took the life of a 13-year-old girl and injured two ot
Georgia
Embattled Tbilisi mayor lashes out at critics after death of 13-year-old
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has been accused of avoiding responsibility following the death of a 13-year-old girl in Vake Park, and engineering photo opportunities with survivors of the incident. Kaladze claims that these accusations are baseless and politically motivated. Opening a municipal government session today, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze berated his critics over ‘an organised campaign of agitation’ after being accused of resorting to PR stunts following the death of a child. On 13
Georgia
Calls for Tbilisi mayor to resign after 13-year-old dies in newly re-opened park
Calls are mounting for Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze to resign after a 13-year-old girl died from being electrocuted in a fountain in Vake Park. On Thursday, three children were injured after entering the fountain in the newly renovated park, which was officially opened by Kaladze the previous day. One child passed away before reaching hospital while another remains in serious condition. One of the children reportedly entered the fountain to retrieve a ball, with the other two, receiving elec
Georgia
Kaladze announces all-man cabinet for Tbilisi
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has nominated his vice mayor, three deputy mayors, and the heads of 15 government departments in the capital — none of whom are women. The composition of the government remains almost unchanged from its previous iteration. ‘I can talk a lot about the projects we have planned, but you will probably agree that these projects require specific people in specific positions who were and will be directly involved in the work that we have been able to do over the past fou
2021 Georgian Local Elections
Georgian opposition groups refuse to concede in municipal runoffs
Georgia’s opposition have refused to concede after preliminary results gave the ruling Georgian Dream party victory in all mayoral races except for the small constituency of Tsalenjikha. ‘Elections have been cancelled in this country’, Nika Melia, chair of the opposition UNM Party claimed in the early morning of 31 October while promising to come forward with an action plan in response to the preliminary results. As polling stations closed at 20:00 on Saturday, both the ruling party and opp
