Georgia
Georgian opposition politician Levan Khabeishvili sentenced to 2.5 years in prison
The verdict was announced on Thursday.
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2025 Georgian Local Elections
Explainer | What to expect from Georgia’s ‘scheduled revolution’ on 4 October
While some Georgians will vote in partially boycotted municipal elections on 4 October, calls for a ‘peaceful revolution’ are also being made.
Georgia
Kobakhidze threatens use of police force against ‘anyone who breaks the law’ on election day
On 4 October, a demonstration is planned alongside the elections, with calls for ‘peaceful revolution’.
Georgia
UNM criticises Zourabichvili for saying political unity is ‘unattainable’
Georgia’s fifth president had said that political unity between opposition groups was ‘externally imposed’ and ‘unattainable’.
Ahali
UNM to appoint new party chair
Levan Khabeishvili is stepping down as the chair of the United National Movement (UNM), Georgia’s largest opposition party, with Tina Bokuchava set to take over as leader. Speaking at a briefing on Saturday, Khabeishvili said that he had decided to leave the post in relation to his health, stating that his doctors had ‘strictly recommended’ that he not work as intensely for the next two or three months. Bokuchava will be the first woman to chair the party. Khabeishvili announced that
Georgia
Former Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia to form new party
The former chair of the United National Movement (UNM) has announced he is leaving to found his own party, following months of speculation and internal conflict within Georgia’s largest opposition party. At a briefing on Thursday evening, Nika Melia said the UNM had made ‘informal management and behind-the-scenes influences’ its political standard, and accused the party of being politically corrupt. He added that the party was in the habit of ‘persecuting dissent’ and ‘closing the door to de
Georgia
Dozens of UNM council members leave party in opposition to current chair
Around 60 United National Movement (UNM) regional councillors and senior members have formally left Georgia’s largest opposition group, with some saying that they would join the party’s former chair, Nika Melia, if he launched his own party. Several city councillors and members of the UNM in Khobi, Batumi, Zugdidi, and Chiatura have left the party this week as tensions between Melia and Levan Khabeishvili, the current chair of the party, come to a head. On Wednesday, 10 out of 11 UNM Khobi C
