Politics
Ruling party MP urges Trump to reject US MEGOBARI Act, warns of diplomatic fallout
Levan Makhashvili, the ruling Georgian Dream party MP, on Tuesday called on US President Donald Trump to veto the proposed MEGOBARI Act [https://frontnews.ge/en/news/ashsh-is-kongresis-tsarmomadgenelta-palatam-megobari-akts-mkhari-dauchira], warning ...
Georgian PM appoints new regional governors in five municipalities
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday appointed new state representatives - commonly referred to as regional governors - in five of the country’s regions. The changes affect the regions of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Shida Kartli, Samtskhe-Ja...
Expert slams US House passage of MEGOBARI Act as ‘hostile’, ‘misleading’
A Georgian political analyst has criticised a bill recently adopted [https://frontnews.ge/en/news/ashsh-is-kongresis-tsarmomadgenelta-palatam-megobari-akts-mkhari-dauchira]by the United States House of Representatives, calling it a "hostile act" unde...
Georgia moves to deport long-term resident amid accusations of political repression
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has initiated deportation procedures against Turkish citizen of Georgian origin Temur Katamadze, also known as Gaffar Yilmaz, following a controversial court ruling that denied him international protection. ...
Georgian opposition welcomes US House passage of MEGOBARI Act as blow to ruling power
Georgia’s opposition leaders have hailed the passage [https://frontnews.ge/en/news/ashsh-is-kongresis-tsarmomadgenelta-palatam-megobari-akts-mkhari-dauchira] of the MEGOBARI Act by the United States House of Representatives as a “significant step in ...
US House passes MEGOBARI Act targeting Georgian ruling party with bipartisan support
The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed the MEGOBARI Act, a bipartisan bill imposing sanctions on Georgian officials accused of undermining democracy and aligning with authoritarian regimes. In the early hours of Tuesday...
Resistance Platform holds virtual meeting with International Friends of Georgia
The Resistance Platform, initiated by ex-President Salome Zourabichvili, held a virtual meeting with the international Friends of Georgia group, including Members of the European Parliament, representatives of national parliaments from European count...
For Georgia leader Gakharia urges EU to tie candidate status to democratic reforms
The leader of the opposition For Georgia party, former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, has called on the European Union to condition the retention of Georgia’s EU candidate status on concrete democratic reforms, including the release of “political pr...
Georgia's fifth President announces ‘broad-based committee’ to organise Independence Day events
Georgia’s fifth President, Salome Zourabichvili, on Monday announced the formation of a “broad-based organizing committee” to prepare for events marking 26 May, Georgia's Independence Day. In a statement shared on social media, Zourabichvili said th...
Former MP, victim of UNM Gov’t, slams Georgian Dream for inaction on property restitution
Former MP Valeri Gelashvili, who was once a high-profile victim of political persecution under Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement (UNM) government, has publicly accused the current ruling party, Georgian Dream, of failing to resolve his l...
