Georgia
Georgian Dream says opposition won’t be banned before October municipal elections, but soon after
In March, Mdinaradze said that the opposition parties ‘will not be able to participate in the elections to local government bodies’.
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Georgia
Georgian Dream’s questioning of military officials over August 2008 War sparks outrage
Georgian Dream repeatedly claimed that former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s government started the war.
Georgia
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.
Georgia
Georgian Dream vows to ban opposition parties
Before the parliamentary elections, one of Georgian Dream’s campaign promises was to outlaw their political rivals and ban ‘pseudo-liberal ideology’.
Georgia
Georgian prosecutors launch investigation into opposition leader Mamuka Khazaradze
In February, the ruling Georgian Dream party established a commission to punish the former ruling United National Movement (UNM) party.
Georgia
UNM member detained in Kazakhstan ‘at Russia’s request’ but later released, the party says
The party did not specify the details of the detention.
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’.
