PM Irakli Kobakhidze confirmed that the Georgian Dream plans to ban all political forces that oppose it in the upcoming parliamentary elections because “in reality, all of these are one political ...

Author: Bachana Anasashvili, Civil Georgia’s outgoing news editor. He has served in Civil.ge since September 2020. Russia’s brutal, all-out invasion of Ukraine dealt a major blow to the global economy ...

In the run-up to the 2024 parliamentary elections, those seeking to challenge the Georgian Dream may want to develop a more compelling narrative of Georgia’s recent history. To win over more voters, ...

On April 29, the Georgian Dream party held a rally on Rustaveli Avenue in support of the Foreign Agents Law. Participants, many of whom are reportedly public sector employees from various provinces of ...

On December 13, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili held a briefing condemning tomorrow’s presidential election by the GD electoral college as “illegitimate.” She also called upon Tbilisi Mayor ...

Deputy Speaker of the Federal Council of Russian Federation Konstantin Kosachev praised the decision of Georgian Dream party to “recall its national delegation” from PACE saying that it “deserves ...

A violent clash erupted at Tbilisi State University during a lecture by Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the Georgian Dream party. The incident occurred when unidentified individuals (reportedly up to ...

The European Union is concerned about statements by the Georgian Prime Minister and other officials regarding plans to ban all opposition parties, the EU said in its statement, RFE/RL Europe editor ...

Already tense discussions about the imminent passing of the draft law “On Transparency of Foreign Funding,” also known as the “foreign agent law,” have descended into scenes of violence as the ruling ...

The ruling Georgian Dream and the parliamentary opposition Girchi party struck a deal envisaging the support of the ruling GD to Girchi’s initiative on cancelation of women’s quotas from the party ...

The long-awaited oral report communicated today to the EU Ambassadors in Brussels by the European Commission on the implementation by Georgia of the EU’s 12 conditions for candidacy reportedly says ...

The opposition accuses Georgia’s ruling party of breaking its earlier promise to lower the election threshold. “Georgian Dream” says it made no promises. Next October, Georgia will be holding its ...