Georgia–Russia Relations
Georgia does not rule out participating in 3+3 platform
This is not the first time Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has offered Georgia to become a part of the platform.
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2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Georgian Central Election Commission annuls electoral lists of three of four opposition groups
Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has annulled the electoral lists of three of four opposition groups upon their request, leading the way to a possible one-party parliament in the country. On Tuesday evening, the CEC said they had annulled the lists of the opposition groups the Coalition for Change, Unity – National Movement, and Strong Georgia, who all submitted requests to do so on Monday and Tuesday. ‘[This] parliament is not recognised by anyone, neither inside nor outside the
Coalition for Change
Court freezes bank accounts of Georgian opposition members
Three opposition members in Georgia have said that their bank accounts have been frozen for failing to pay fines, with all three claiming not to have received official notice of the fines. On Wednesday, Gela Khasaia, a member of the opposition Coalition for Change, wrote on Facebook that he was not handed a protocol ordering him to pay the fine imposed by the Tbilisi City Court on charges of petty hooliganism and disobeying police. Khasaia was originally arrested on 16 April during mass
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Former President Giorgi Margvelashvili joins the Strong Georgia alliance
The Lelo-led Strong Georgia alliance has announced that former Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili joined their coalition. Lelo chair Mamuka Khazaradze announced that Margvelashvili joined their alliance at a pre-election event in Gori on Wednesday evening. Margvelashvili was first reported to have been in talks to join Strong Georgia earlier in September, after Lelo’s secretary general, Irakli Kupradze, published a photo with the ex-president on Facebook. ‘There is only victory ahead
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Two major opposition groups fail to unite ahead of Georgian elections
Five weeks before Georgia’s parliamentary elections, the For Georgia party, led by former Georgian Dream member and ex-Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, announced that negotiations to join the Strong Georgia alliance had failed. On 19 September, the opposition For Georgia party reported that the three-day long negotiations to create a unified bloc with the Strong Georgia alliance had faltered. The announcement followed what appeared to be difficult negotiations between For Georgia’s chair, Gi
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Government opponents threatened and attacked in Georgia
Several opponents of the Georgian Government have reported being threatened or even attacked over the weekend, as the election campaign ahead of October’s parliamentary poll gets underway. Zura Zabakhidze, a member of the United National Movement–led Unity coalition, told journalists that he was approached and threatened by two unknown men on Saturday. He said the men approached him near his home and told him to leave ‘active political life’ or that ‘the results would not be delayed’. ‘Th
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Aleko Elisashvili joins Lelo-led Strong Georgia alliance
Aleko Elisashvili’s Citizens party has joined the Lelo-led Strong Georgia alliance two months ahead of October’s parliamentary elections. Elisashvili announced that he would join the opposition alliance on Monday, after stating he was in ‘very active’ negotiations with Strong Georgia in late July. The Alliance, formed in mid-July, consists of Mamuka Khazaradze’s Lelo, Anna Dolidze’s For the People, and Levan Tsutskiridze’s recently established Freedom Square. Strong Georgia, much like Kha
