
Georgian President Kavelashvili offers pardons to jailed opposition if they take part in elections
Kavelashvili made the offer amid a boycott of the 2025 local election by numerous opposition parties.
Kavelashvili made the offer amid a boycott of the 2025 local election by numerous opposition parties.
Following the meeting, Kavelashvili gave a speech stating that Georgia and Azerbaijan were ‘united’ in fighting threats to ‘fundamental values’.
Georgia’s fifth president Salome Zourabichvili originally submitted her suit to the court in July 2024.
Luka Ekhvaia has stood out for his harsh rhetoric towards both internal and external critics of the ruling Georgian Dream party.
The next match between the Armenian and Georgian national football teams will be held in Tbilisi on Sunday.
Georgia’s fifth president had said that political unity between opposition groups was ‘externally imposed’ and ‘unattainable’.
Media was prohibited from taking photos or videoing the ceremony, which also featured no foreign diplomats.