Bidzina Ivanishvili
Opposition candidate refuses to congratulate opponent after Tbilisi by-election loss
The opposition candidate in Sunday’s parliamentary by-election in Tbilisi has refused to congratulate his opponent from the ruling Georgian Dream party after losing the vote, accusing him of running a dirty campaign. With all the 31 precincts counted, the Georgian Elections Administration (CEC) has announced Vladimer Kakhadze, the ruling Georgian Dream’s candidate, the winner of the by-election run-off in Tbilisi’s Mtatsminda District. According to results, Kakhadze beat Shavgulidze, the
