Official Results of 2024 Vote: What They Show – Civil Georgia
Oct 27, 2024 · With over 99.97% of precincts counted, official results published by the Central Election Commission show the ruling Georgian Dream party winning parliamentary elections with 53.92% of the vote, while the combined share of four opposition coalitions that passed the election threshold totals 37.78%. The October 26 vote followed months of Georgian Dream's anti-democratic and anti-Western …
Civil Georgia – News from Tbilisi, Georgia
4 days ago · Explainer | Facing Resistance, Georgian Dream Rushes in Repressive Laws. The rump Georgian Dream parliament has rubber-stamped several legislative amendments to curtail dissent within the civil service and repress the mounting resistance to the GD’s usurpation of power and deviation from the European path.
Georgia’s October 2024 Parliamentary Vote: Key Facts
Oct 25, 2024 · On October 26, Georgians cast their ballots in a pivotal parliamentary election, often described as a referendum on the country's choice between Russia and Europe. Pro-Western opposition alliances will seek to challenge the 12-year, increasingly authoritarian rule of Georgian Dream, a party founded and led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Lithuania Sanctions Kobakhidze, 16 Other Officials Over Crackdown
Dec 15, 2024 · Lithuania has imposed sanctions on 17 Georgian politicians, including Irakli Kobakhidze, in response to violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters, Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys announced. Speaking on the matter, Budrys emphasized Lithuania’s unwavering support for the Georgian people and their European aspirations. The decision comes ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council slated for ...
Parliament Recognizes Credentials of All 150 MPs Despite …
Nov 25, 2024 · The Georgian Dream majority has recognized the credentials of all 150 MPs of the new Parliament, although complaints to the Constitutional Court question their election legality. “I once again congratulate all of you present and all those whose names have been mentioned as members of parliament,” Lado Kakhadze, the eldest member of Parliament chairing the first session, told the majority ...
2024 | Chronicle of Repression – Civil Georgia
Dec 14, 2024 · The past year in Georgia has been marked by an unprecedented number of physical and verbal attacks on the opposition, CSOs and media representatives, and activists. The ruling Georgian Dream party has subjected the active part of the Georgian society to systematic repression, carried out both by official state bodies and by thugs, who attack …
BREAKING: U.S. Imposes New Sanctions for Undermining Democracy
On September 16 U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned two Georgian officials- Head of MIA's Special Task Department Zviad Kharazishvili (Khareba) and his deputy Mileri Lagazauri as well as two others- Konstantine Morgoshia and Zurab Makharadze, both radical right-wing figures associated with the violent Alt-info movement, for "serious human rights abuses" for their role in …
Murder of Famous Georgian Transwoman Sparks Outcry Amid …
Sep 19, 2024 · Kesaria Abramidze, a well-known Georgian transgender woman, 37, was found brutally murdered in her apartment on the night of September 18. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has arrested her boyfriend, Beka Jaiani, the next morning as the suspected killer.. The case is being investigated under Article 109 of the Criminal Code, for premeditated murder with aggravating circumstances of special ...
Watchdog Assesses Corruption, Judiciary, Oversight, Media in …
Oct 22, 2024 · Transparency International - Georgia, a local corruption watchdog, released a detailed report describing the situation in four aspects of democracy, namely corruption, the judiciary, parliamentary oversight, and the media environment in Georgia for the last four years 2020-2024. "Ahead of the crucial parliamentary elections, the democratic situation in the country has worsened alarmingly," the ...
President Zurabishvili: “Georgian Parliament Doesn’t Exist Anymore”
On November 25, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili addressed Georgians in a video address, saying that as of today, “the Georgian parliament exists no more” since it “tore up the Constitution” and that she felt sorry for the ruling party MPs who must realize their status is temporary and especially for Irakli Kobakhidze, one of the authors of that constitution.