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 …
2024 Election Live Blog | Gakharia Stresses Importance of Not ...
Nov 13, 2024 · Georgia's crucial parliamentary elections to elect the 150-member legislature took place on October 26. The vote followed months of anti-democratic and anti-Western drift by the ruling Georgian Dream party, leading pro-Western Georgians to bill it as a "referendum" on the country's choice between Russia and Europe. These were the first fully-proportional elections in …
Civil Georgia – News from Tbilisi, Georgia
3 days ago · Explainer | Facing Resistance, Georgian Dream Rushes in Repressive Laws. The rump Georgian Dream parliament has rubber-stamped several legislative amendments to curtail dissent within the civil service and repress the mounting resistance to the GD’s usurpation of power and deviation from the European path.
Court Rules to Extradite Journalist Afghan Sadigov to Azerbaijan
On November 28, the Tbilisi City Court held ruled to extradite a critical Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Sadigov who had fled Azerbaijan to escape political persecution. The court, under the presiding judge Arsen Kalatozishvili, approved the prosecution's request for Sadigov's extradition. Sadygov has been on hunger strike in the Tbilisi detention center since 21 September.
Ivanishvili Taps “Patriotic” Ex-Footballer Kavelashvili for Presidency
Nov 27, 2024 · Bidzina Ivanishvili, the honorary chairman and patron of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, has nominated former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili, a member of its nativist faction, "People's Power," as its candidate for President of Georgia. Ivanishvili made the announcement at a special briefing today, November 27. "Honesty, fairness, patriotism, and fidelity to principles are the …
Coalition for Change Appeals to CEC to Revoke its Party List
On November 25, the leaders of the Coalition for Change announced they are appealing to the Central Election Commission to revoke the Coalition's party lists. According to one of the leaders, Zurab Japaridze, procedurally, the opposition should first revoke the proportional lists and then individually write a letter revoking their parliamentary mandates.
Election 2024 Results: Interactive Map – Civil Georgia
Oct 27, 2024 · According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), 2,060,412 voters had cast their ballots in the parliamentary elections by 8pm on 26 October, representing 58.94% of the total electorate. Below is an interactive map showing the results of the hotly contested vote. The map also shows the aggregate result for the polling stations abroad. Follow our Election Live …
2024 | Chronicle of Repression – Civil Georgia
Dec 14, 2024 · The past year in Georgia has been marked by an unprecedented number of physical and verbal attacks on the opposition, CSOs and media representatives, and activists. The ruling Georgian Dream party has subjected the active part of the Georgian society to systematic repression, carried out both by official state bodies and by thugs, who attack …
EU Amb. Talks Decisive Elections, GD’s Anti-EU Propaganda, EU …
On October 18, EU Ambassador to Georgia Paweł Herczyński stressed the importance of holding the upcoming elections in Georgia in a free and fair environment and called on all Georgians to go to the polls, make their choice and remember that they are the ones who decide the future of their country. He also spoke about EU-Georgia relations, the …
Murder of Famous Georgian Transwoman Sparks Outcry Amid …
Sep 19, 2024 · Kesaria Abramidze, a well-known Georgian transgender woman, 37, was found brutally murdered in her apartment on the night of September 18. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has arrested her boyfriend, Beka Jaiani, the next morning as the suspected killer.. The case is being investigated under Article 109 of the Criminal Code, for premeditated murder with aggravating circumstances of special ...