Getty Images Pro-EU protesters and the opposition refuse to recognise Saturday’s vote in parliament A former Manchester City footballer is set to be appointed president on Saturday by Georgia’s disputed parliament, after 16 days of pro-EU protests that have swept this country’s towns and cities. Mikheil Kavelashvili, now 53, is a former MP from the […]
TBILISI, Georgia — A former soccer star is set to become president of Georgia on Saturday as the ruling party consolidates its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s European aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia. The ruling Georgian Dream party retained control of Parliament in the South […]
Watch: Georgian opposition leader bundled into car by police A Georgian opposition leader has been dragged from his party office by police and others have been physically attacked, after the prime minister vowed that organisers of a week of pro-EU protests, which he called “violent actions”, would face justice. Nika Gvaramia, 48, a leader from […]
GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP Opposition parties said the third night of protests was the biggest so far After nights of large-scale street demonstrations and a string of public resignations, Georgia’s prime minister has rejected calls for new elections and said protesters have fallen victim to opposition lies. Irakli Kobakhidze confirmed reports that Georgia’s ambassador to the US, […]
Watch: Salome Zourabichvili spoke to the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg on Saturday Georgia’s pro-Western president has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held, as protests continue over the government’s decision to put EU accession negotiations on hold. Speaking to the BBC, Salome Zourabichvili, who has sided with the opposition, claimed the […]
TBILISI, Georgia — The newly elected Georgian parliament opened its inaugural session on Monday as opposition lawmakers and the country’s ceremonial president stayed away and thousands of protesters rallied outside, accusing the ruling party of rigging the vote under Russian influence. The Oct. 26 election that kept the Georgian Dream party in power was widely […]
TBILISI, Georgia — Police in Georgia’s capital early on Tuesday moved in to break up a tent camp that demonstrators set up on a central thoroughfare to protest the results of last month’s parliamentary election and demand a new vote. The Oct. 26 election kept the governing Georgian Dream party in power, but opponents say […]
Voters cast ballots on Saturday in a parliamentary election that, preliminary results suggest, could derail the country’s pro-Western course.
Welcome to Week 8, where in the SEC it’s time for the second Game of the Century … of the 2024 season. No. 5 Georgia travels to top-ranked Texas for Austin’s first top-five showdown since 2006. You’ll recall Georgia was previously No. 2 when it rallied but lost 41-34 to No. 4 Alabama just a […]
A hearing was held Tuesday in a key Georgia county’s lawsuit against the State Elections Board (SEB), roughly three weeks until voters head to the polls on Nov. 5. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney is overseeing the case filed by the Cobb County Board of Elections earlier this month. The bipartisan board is […]
