Zurab Japaridze

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Girchi leader Zurab Girchi Japaridze (left) and elected MP Iago Khvichia (right).

Child pornography

Girchi faces split following child porn scandal

by Shota Kincha

•3 min read

Georgian libertarian party Girchi has been racked by scandal after one of their elected MPs condemned the arrest of a man for possession of child pornography. On 29 November, Iago Khvichia, who was placed second on Girchi’s party list in 31 October’s election, took to Facebook to protest the arrest of a 43-year-old man in the west-Georgian town of Zugdidi. The unidentified man has been charged with the ‘illegal purchase, keeping, possession and usage of pornography material containing images o

Clockwise from top left: Zurab Japaridze (Girchi), Shalva Natelashvili (Labour), Giorgi Vashadze (Strategy Aghmashenebeli), Levan Khabeishvili (UNM), Nika Melia (UNM), Elene Khoshtaria (European Georgia), Shalva Shavgulidze (Free Democrats), Irakli Okruashvili (Victorious Georgia). Official pictures.

2020 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Georgian opposition groups finalise electoral pact for Tbilisi candidates

by OC Media

•4 min read

A group of Georgian opposition parties has announced a joint list of majoritarian candidates to compete in the electoral districts of Tbilisi in October’s parliamentary elections. While candidates will formally represent their own parties, the parties that have signed up have agreed not to field candidates opposing each other in a bid to mobilise voters against the ruling Georgian Dream party. Shalva Natelashvili, Labour Party leader and the group’s majoritarian candidate in Tbilisi’s Nadzal

Education

Top-level sackings at education ministry as Georgia unveils reforms

by OC Media

•5 min read

Six senior figures at Georgia’s Ministry of Education were dismissed on Monday just 10 days before the start of the new term. On Friday, Minister Mikheil Batiashvili was joined by Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze to unveil the government’s education shake-up. Temur Murghulia and Lia Gigauri, the deputy ministers for youth and vocational education, were among those fired, with their positions being completely abolished. Batiashvili also fired Maia Miminoshvili, the long-time director of the