Tag: Salomé Zourabichvili
After the election of Mikhail Kavelashvili, Georgia divided into two irreconcilable camps
Georgia has a new president, in the person of pro-Russian MP Mikhail Kavelashvili, a 53-year-old former professional footballer. The indirect vote is not recognized by the pro-European fringes of the…
pro-Russian Mikhail Kavelashvili elected president of the country by Parliament
An electoral college dominated by the ruling party in Georgia designated loyalist Mikhail Kavelashvili as the new president this Saturday, December 14, in a vote boycotted by the opposition, in…
opposition leader brutalized and arrested by police before 7th night of protests
The leader of the Akhali party, Nika Gvaramia, was brutalized then taken away by hooded police officers on Wednesday, December 4, during this search of the premises of another opposition…
thousands of pro-EU demonstrators demonstrate for the third consecutive evening in Tbilisi
Thousands of pro-European demonstrators took to the streets of Tbilisi in Georgia on Saturday, November 30 for a third consecutive evening of protests against the government, accused by the opposition…
the president contests the result of the legislative elections before the Constitutional Court
The standoff continues in Georgia. This Tuesday, November 19, the president of the country asked the Constitutional Court to cancel the legislative elections of October 26. Salomé Zourabichvili and the…
thousands of opponents gathered in Tbilisi to contest the result of the legislative elections
The crowd gathered in front of the Parliament building, in the center of the capital, two days after a vote won by the ruling Georgian Dream party, accused by the…
giant demonstration against “Russian law” on Independence Day
As Georgia celebrated its Independence Day this Sunday, May 26, opponents of the highly controversial “foreign agents” law gathered after the military parade. A massive gathering which seems to mean…
President vetoes hotly contested ‘foreign influence’ law
In Georgia, President Salomé Zourabichvili vetoed the very controversial law on “foreign agents”. This is a surprise, as she had hinted that she would use the full legal deadline of…
Parliament votes in favor of controversial law, thousands of opponents in the streets
Thousands of people demonstrated in the evening this Tuesday March 16 in Tbilisi, Georgia, after a first vote in Parliament in favor of a controversial bill on “foreign agents”, already…