politics
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...
Ruling party confident of ‘sweeping victory’ in local elections, MP
The Chairman of Georgia’s Parliamentary Committee on European Integration, Levan Makhashvili, on Monday expressed confidence that the ruling party would secure victory across all 64 municipalities in the upcoming local elections. In his press commen...
Georgian ruling party MP slams US MEGOBARI Act as ‘shameful document’
Davit Matikashvili, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday criticised the MEGOBARI Act, a proposed US bill that targets Georgian officials, calling it a “shameful document” and accusing shadowy global forces of meddling in the country’...
Vice Speaker Tsulukiani questions ex-Pres Saakashvili’s hospital stay amid parliamentary probe
Thea Tsulukiani, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament and chair of its commission investigating the former United National Movement government, has questioned whether ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili should remain in hospital care, saying, “we...
US House to vote on MEGOBARI Act targeting Georgian officials
The United States House of Representatives is expected to vote today on the MEGOBARI Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that could lead to sanctions against senior figures within Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party. The vote is anticipated late...
