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Analyses | | Maciej Falkowski

Georgia President Margvelashvili is accumulating political capital

… On 29 April the Georgian sports minister Levan Kipiani handed in his … replaced since its establishment in October 2012, the Georgian constitution requires a motion of confidence in … Irakli Garibashvili announced the composition of a new Georgian Dream government (besides the sports minister, …
Point of View | | Maciej Falkowski

Georgian drift The crisis of Georgias way westwards

… For several years Georgia has been experiencing processes which may be … status (including rising crime levels). The Georgian political system has found itself in a serious … A country that had been firmly navigating westwards, Georgia has now started drifting and slipping into …
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

Having your cake and eating it Georgia the war in Ukraine and integration with the West

… Georgia’s reaction to the war in Ukraine can be called … the anti-Russian sanctions. Indeed, according to Kyiv, Georgia has been violating them and allowing Russia to … although so far there is no hard evidence of this. Georgia’s stance of ‘benevolent neutrality’ towards the …
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia internal tensions and a new crisis in relations with Russia

… 20 June have revealed the potential for discontent in Georgian society; the public has been disillusioned by … the national currency), and the broken promises of the Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia (GD) party, which has been ruling for nearly …
Analyses | | Marek Matusiak

Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili presents his government

… On 8 October Bidzina Ivanishvili, the leader of Georgian Dream (GD), which won the parliamentary elections in Georgia, and who is also its candidate for prime … pro-Western wing of the GD coalition. These include Georgia’s former ambassador to the UN, Irakli Alasania …
Analyses | | Marek Matusiak

Georgia the opposition is holding its first rally

… October. The overriding theme was the protection of Georgia’s pro-Western line in foreign politics. The … April: the support level for the government coalition Georgian Dream (GD) is 60% while the figure for UNM is … – avoided meltdown, is a success and  novelty in Georgia’s modern history. However, declarations made by …
Analyses | | Maciej Falkowski

The parliamentary election in Georgia Georgian Dream remains in power

… The first round of parliamentary elections took place in Georgia on 8 October. A mixed, proportional-and-majority election system applies in Georgia (77 seats are distributed according to … in single-member constituencies). The governing party, Georgian Dream, won in the proportional system, with a …
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz, Marek Matusiak

Georgia the opposition leader can take part in elections

… On 22 May, at the third reading, the Georgian parliament passed an amendment to the … EU citizens to stand in elections if they have lived in Georgia for at least five years. These amendments have … Tbilisi by the newly established opposition coalition Georgia’s Dream, headed by Bidzina Ivanishvili, a …
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

The Autumn of the Georgian Patriarch The role of the Orthodox Church in Georgia and in Georgian politics

… Analyses dedicated to Georgia’s domestic situation usually omit the religious … religious organisation, i.e. the autocephalous Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC). The relatively few … issue are exceptions. Meanwhile, the fact that Georgians as a nation are very devout (religion is an …
Analyses | | Marek Matusiak

Constitutional reform in Georgia changing to stay the same

… On 15 October, the Georgian parliament accepted amendments to the … their introduction   Until now, the central role in the Georgian political system has been played by the … until the moment when the Venice Commission (invited by Georgia to express an opinion on the reform) issued its …