Thousands have taken to the streets in Georgia to protest failed electoral reforms. The Georgian government has deployed riot police and used tear gas against demonstrators, who together with an opposition coalition blocked the entrances to the Georgian Parliament. Thirty-seven people were arrested following the dispersal on 18 November.
OC Media explains why the reforms are so important for so many Georgians and why the ruling party changed their minds in fulfilling this promise.
Georgian Dream MP Irakli Zarkua has proposed expelling foreign ambassadors critical of the Georgian government, with particular emphasis on German Ambassador Peter Fischer. Zarkua criticised foreign ambassadors on Tuesday while speaking to reporters in parliament. ‘This is my subjective opinion: ambassadors who are being destructive, replacing radicals and acting against the state, I believe they should be expelled’, he said, according to IPN . He first listed British Ambassador Gareth Ward a
The new minister, Givi Mikanadze, is replacing Aleksandre Tsuladze, who resigned after serving for nine months.
The body of Vano Nadiradze, who reportedly died of natural causes, was not met with the customary honour guard upon its arrival back in Georgia.
The Droa party leader emphasised the need for the country’s opposition to adopt a unified strategy amid repressions.
