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Georgia Police Arrest Two Opposition Leaders At Protest

Georgian police arrested two opposition leaders during a street protest against the ruling party Sunday, a moved quickly denounced by the European Union, which denounced Tbilisi's "brutal crackdown".

International Business Times · Feb 2, 2025

Mikheil Kavelashvili, Ex-Man City Striker And Georgia's Disputed Far-right President

Georgia inaugurated on Sunday an ex-footballer turned far-right politician -- Mikheil Kavelashvili -- as Tbilisi's next figurehead president, after a controversial election process denounced as "illegitimate" by the current pro-EU leader.

International Business Times · Dec 29, 2024

Georgia's new president sworn in amid political showdown

Georgia inaugurated a far-right governing party loyalist as president Sunday, escalating a political showdown moments after his pro-EU predecessor declared herself the "only legitimate president".

Radio France Internationale · Dec 29, 2024

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Georgia Set To Inaugurate Disputed President Amid Political Crisis

Georgia is set to inaugurate on Sunday a ruling party loyalist as president, after his election was declared "illegitimate" by the outgoing leader and the pro-Western opposition.

International Business Times · Dec 29, 2024

Thousands in Georgia human chain as pro-EU protests enter 2nd month

Thousands of Georgians formed a human chain in central Tbilisi on Saturday, in support of the country's European Union membership, marking second month of their daily pro-Europe rallies.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 28, 2024

Thousands In Georgia Human Chain As Pro-EU Protests Enter 2nd Month

Thousands of Georgians formed human chains across the country on Saturday, in support of the European Union membership, marking second month of their daily pro-Europe rallies.

International Business Times · Dec 28, 2024

Georgian far-right former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili elected as president by lawmakers

Georgia's ruling party on Saturday installed a far-right loyalist as the country's president in a controversial election process amid a constitutional crisis and after weeks of mass pro-EU protests.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 14, 2024

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Georgia Crisis Deepens As Government Set To Name Far-right President

Georgia's political crisis deepened Friday after new pro-Europe protests were announced ahead of the controversial nomination of a far-right government loyalist as president.

International Business Times · Dec 13, 2024

Ex-Man City Striker Set To Be Georgia's New Far-right President

Georgian ex-footballer turned far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili is set to become Tbilisi's next figurehead president in an indirect election denounced as "illegitimate" by the current pro-EU leader.

International Business Times · Dec 13, 2024

Escalation Feared As Georgia Pro-EU Protests Enter Third Week

Georgia's pro-EU protests entered their third week Thursday, amid fears the post-electoral crisis could further escalate with the ruling party set to appoint a loyalist as the country's next president.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2024

Salome Zurabishvili: Defiant Champion Of Georgia's EU Dream

Salome Zurabishvili was a French diplomat before entering the turbulent politics of her ancestral homeland, where she was elected Georgia's first woman leader in 2018 and became the beacon of Tbilisi's EU aspirations.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2024

Georgia Protests Enter 13th Night As EU Threatens 'Measures'

Pro-Europe protests showed no sign of abating Tuesday, with thousands taking to the streets as the European Union warned it could punish Tbilisi for its crackdown on demonstrators.

International Business Times · Dec 10, 2024

Georgia Police Raid Opposition Offices As PM Vows To Curb Protests

Georgian police raided the offices of opposition parties on Wednesday after the government vowed to crack down on those organising pro-EU protests, deepening a political crisis engulfing the Black Sea nation.

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2024

Defiant Georgia protesters return to streets after EU talks suspended

Police fire tear gas to disperse crowds as demonstrators toss fireworks at police on sixth night of rallies in Tbilisi.

Al Jazeera · Dec 3, 2024

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International Business Times · Dec 3, 2024

Georgia PM Vows Retribution For Protests As Court Rejects Bid To Annul Vote

Georgia's prime minister on Tuesday threatened to punish his political opponents, accusing them of being behind violence at mass protests, as Tbilisi's top court rejected a key lawsuit to annul the result of a contested October vote.

International Business Times · Dec 2, 2024

Georgia Pro-EU Protesters 'Standing Firm', President Says

Georgia's president said Monday that mass pro-EU protests involving tens of thousands of people showed no sign of stopping after police fired water cannon and tear gas on a fourth night of demonstrations.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 2, 2024

EU-linked protests in Georgia intensify as president challenges election

Al Jazeera · Dec 1, 2024

Georgia protests spread as prime minister dismisses call for new elections

Demonstrations spread across the country over ruling party’s path away from EU membership, shift towards Russia.

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International Business Times · Dec 1, 2024

Georgia PM Rules Out Re-run Of Contested Vote

Georgia's Prime Minister on Sunday ruled out new parliamentary elections amid a post-election crisis that has seen his legitimacy questioned both at home and internationally.

International Business Times · Nov 30, 2024

Georgia President Will Not Step Down Until 'Illegitimate' Elections Re-run: AFP

Georgia's pro-Western President Salome Zurabishvili told AFP in an exclusive interview on Saturday that she will not step down until last month's contested parliamentary elections are re-run.

International Business Times · Nov 29, 2024

Georgia Police Arrest Dozens In Clashes With Pro-EU Protesters

Police in Georgia arrested dozens of people overnight and early Friday in a violent crackdown on protests against the government's decision to delay EU membership talks.

International Business Times · Nov 28, 2024

Georgia Delays EU Bid Until 2028 Amid Post-election Crisis

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Thursday that while Tbilisi remains committed to its goal of European Union membership, it will not pursue accession until 2028, accusing Brussels of "blackmail".

Al Jazeera · Nov 27, 2024

Georgia’s governing party taps pro-Russian ex-footballer for president

Mikheil Kavelashvili viewed as a shoo-in given Georgian Dream’s influence over electoral college vote.

Al Jazeera · Nov 25, 2024

Georgian ruling party reopens parliament despite opposition boycott

Opposition parties call results of October elections ‘illegitimate’ and refuse to take their seats in new parliament.

International Business Times · Nov 19, 2024

Police Break Up Georgia Vote Protest As President Mounts Court Challenge

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on Tuesday asked the country's constitutional court to annul last month's parliamentary election result, while police in Tbilisi cracked down on a protest against the vote, denounced by the pro-Western opposition as rigged.

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