
Georgian prosecutors launch investigation into former Defence Minister Okruashvili
Irakli Okruashvili was among the leaders of the 2003 Rose Revolution, in which Mikheil Saakashvili’s UNM came to power.
Irakli Okruashvili was among the leaders of the 2003 Rose Revolution, in which Mikheil Saakashvili’s UNM came to power.
Before the parliamentary elections, one of Georgian Dream’s campaign promises was to outlaw their political rivals and ban ‘pseudo-liberal ideology’.
In February, the ruling Georgian Dream party established a commission to punish the former ruling United National Movement (UNM) party.
Georgia’s fifth president had said that political unity between opposition groups was ‘externally imposed’ and ‘unattainable’.
Zourabichvili named five points in her plan for new parliamentary elections in Georgia.
Under the new amendments, the parliamentary majority can elect members of the CEC with a simple majority.
Three out of the four opposition groups left parliament after refusing to recognise the 2024 parliamentary election results.