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| Wojciech Górecki
On 15 May, the president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, pardoned two opposition politicians: Giorgi (Gigi) Ugulava and Irakli Okruashvili. Ugulava was a close aide of the former president Mikheil Saakashvili and served as mayor of…
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| Wojciech Górecki
On 8 September, the second round of presidential elections in the separatist republic of Abkhazia, which is unrecognised by the international community, was won by the para-state’s former leader Raul Khajimba, who narrowly defeated the…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
The protests in Tbilisi which have been ongoing since 20 June have revealed the potential for discontent in Georgian society; the public has been disillusioned by the country’s bad economic and social situation (high unemployment, rising…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
The second round of presidential elections in Georgia on 28 November was won by Salome Zurabishvili, who ran as an independent candidate but was supported by the ruling Georgian Dream party. According to unofficial results provided by the…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
On 5 January, the Tbilisi city court of first instance sentenced the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili to three years in prison.
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz
On the night of 29 May, the Azeri opposition journalist Efgan Muhtarli went missing in Tbilisi.
Analyses |
| Maciej Falkowski
On 28 March, the European Union’s decision to abolish short-term visas for Georgian citizens came into force.
Analyses |
| Maciej Falkowski
The United National Movement, Georgia’s largest opposition party which governed the country during the presidency of Mikheil Saakashvili underwent a split on 12 January.
Analyses |
| Maciej Falkowski
Mainly representatives of the Georgian Dream and the opposition United National Movement competed in the parliamentary runoff in Georgia.
Analyses |
| Maciej Falkowski
The first round of parliamentary elections took place in Georgia on 8 October. A mixed, proportional-and-majority election system applies in Georgia.