Civil Georgia – News from Tbilisi, Georgia
1 day ago · Georgia’s current trajectory holds significant consequences for regional stability and the global democratic landscape. Should the Georgian Dream regime further…
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 drift ...
Georgia’s October 2024 Parliamentary Vote: Key Facts - civil.ge
Oct 25, 2024 · On October 26, Georgians cast their ballots in a pivotal parliamentary election, often described as
Exit Polls Show Conflicting Results as Polls Close - civil.ge
Oct 26, 2024 · Three exit polls released after polls closed across Georgia at 8 p.m. show conflicting results from the October 26 parliamentary elections, with two p
“Georgian Dream” Usurps Power – Civil Georgia
Nov 25, 2024 · By moving to recognize the credentials of the MPs elected in fraudulent October 26 elections, the Georgian Dream has seized power and plunged the country into a combined constitutional, political, and existential crisis. It did so with premeditation and in full knowledge of the potential consequences. The constitutional elements of the development are not insignificant. The President ...
Liveblog: Resistance | Protesters Celebrate New Year Arrival at ...
Tuesday, December 31 24:00 – Protesters Celebrate New Year Arrival at Rustaveli Avenue On the 34th day of the protests, activists began to prepare Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue for the “New Year’s Magic Protest Night” in the evening, planning to meet 2025 together. Georgians celebrated the New Year’s Eve at the giant “supra” – festive table – stretching hundreds of metres ...
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 ...
TV Pirveli Investigation Exposes Alleged Schemes of Voter Pressure ...
Nov 6, 2024 · A journalistic investigation by opposition-leaning TV Pirveli uncovered an alleged vote-rigging methods involving alleged cases of vote-buying, voter pressure and voter intimidation through complex networks of “call centers” and dubious observer missions linked to the ruling party. The bombshell investigative piece, prepared by the crew of Nodar Meladze’s Saturday, a TV Pirveli program ...
US FARA vs. Georgian Foreign Agents Law: Three Major Differences
Apr 11, 2024 · Who is Your Enemy? One of the most fundamental differences between the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and the proposed Georgian foreign agents law is the historical context in which the two laws originated, and who they were directed against. The US Congress adopted FARA in 1938 specifically to target lobbying and consulting firms acting on behalf of the Nazi German government ...
Strong Georgia Renounces MP Mandates – Civil Georgia
Nov 15, 2024 · The Strong Georgia Coalition, another opposition political force that successfully passed the five percent threshold in the parliamentary elections, is renouncing its MP mandates, Mamuka Khazaradze, one of the coalition’s leaders, said on November 14. Earlier, two other opposition forces, Coalition for Change and Unity-UNM, made a similar decision and asked the Central Election Commission ...