Georgian Prime Minister Announces His Intention of Pre-Term Resignation
On September 2, Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili released an eight-page “open letter to the public” in which he outlines the reasons for why he... MORE
Events in Adjara May Provoke Tensions Between Georgia and Turkey
The Georgian authorities’ decision to dismantle a mosque minaret in the village of Chela on August 26 triggered an incident in the Samtskhe-Javakheti and Adjara... MORE
Akhalaia Acquittal Causes Mini Political Earthquake in Georgia
On August 1, Tbilisi City Court acquitted former Defense and then Interior Minister Bacho Akhalaia on charges that involved exceeding official powers, illegal confinement and... MORE
Georgian Dream Government Not Coping with Economy’s Slump
Data just released by Georgia’s state agency for statistics (GeoStat) show a pronounced economic downturn. The robust growth that Georgia was experiencing until the October... MORE
Ivanishvili Announces He May Soon Resign as Georgia’s Prime Minister
Interviewed by the Lithuanian daily Lietuvos Rytas (July 20) and the Brussels-based EUobserver (July 29), Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has announced that he intends... MORE
Georgian Authorities Take Over Joint US-Georgian Biological Research Facility Under Russian Pressure
The Georgian Minister of Healthcare David Sergienko informed journalists about his final decision to establish full control over the Central Public Health Reference Laboratory named... MORE
Feeble Pool of Presidential Candidates Indicates Weakened Presidency in Georgia
On July 21, the United National Movement (UNM) held one more round of primaries, this time in the city of Batumi, to elect the party’s... MORE
Ivanishvili, Georgian Dream Approval Ratings Slipping Away
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili achieved an impregnable political standing and carried Georgian Dream on his coattails in the October 2012 parliamentary elections. He led many... MORE
Presidential Election Campaign Under Way in Georgia
Georgia’s presidential election campaign is moving toward a seemingly predetermined outcome. Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili’s personal choice, Giorgi Margvelashvili, looks set to win the October... MORE
Nino Burjanadze Is Prepared to Play on Georgians’ Disappointment with the West
Former speaker of the Georgian parliament Nino Burjanadze announced her decision to participate in the presidential elections that are scheduled for October and expressed her... MORE