Politics

Op-ed: why controversial ex interior minister Gakharia was appointed PM

Bidzina Ivanishvili

September 11, 2019

Unofficial leader of the country and billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili is preparing to get his Georgian Dream party a third term in office – Gakharia’s ‘electoral skills’ are more important than public protest

Armenian PM says Amulsar gold mine exploitation will proceed – regardless of environmental concerns

Nikol Pashinyan

September 10, 2019

Pashinyan said that he has taken into consideration the opinions of protesters against the exploitation of the mine and economists who are worried about the country's international image

New Georgian opposition ‘Main Channel’ begins broadcasting

September 10, 2019

The channel was launched by a team of editors and journalists who left the well-known opposition TV channel Rustavi 2 after it was taken over by a pro-government businessman

Authorities lose majority in Moscow parliament – a rundown of the Russian elections

September 09, 2019

However, in all 16 regions of Russia where elections for the governorship were held, leaders appointed by the Kremlin were re-elected. Also – how the Ninja Turtles were involved in the elections

Incumbent Abkhaz President Khajimba wins second term in surprise victory

September 09, 2019

All the details about the elections, candidates, behind-the-scenes intrigues – and also why the court will not allow the results of these elections to be contested, even if the opposition protests

Presidential elections in Abkhazia – round two

September 08, 2019

126,950 people are eligible to vote in the elections

Russia, 8 September: elections or political crisis?

September 07, 2019

The run up to local elections in Russia has been accompanied by unprecedented protests and arrests

Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners

September 07, 2019

Details: who is being exchange for whom – what the exchange means

Georgian defence minister candidate presents plans - calls for production of all weapons, except nuclear

September 06, 2019

Garibashvili’s plans include school students and preschool children

Opposition in Abkhazia unites ahead of presidential runoff on September 8

September 06, 2019

The alliance rests on the condition that if the opposition leader Alkhas Kvitsinia wins, former president and influential politician Alexander Ankvab will become prime minister

Armenian PM Pashinyan and US President Trump to meet

September 06, 2019

The meeting will likely take place on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly

Georgian PM candidate to the opposition: “I will finish you”

September 06, 2019

The opposition demands answers concerning the bloody dispersal of an opposition rally in Tbilisi on June 20 – headed by the then Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia

Armenian Constitutional Court rules ‘right to freedom’ violated in case against ex president Kocharyan

September 05, 2019

The court’s ruling has confused many, even legal specialists. Will the case remain open? All the details below

Trump finally nominates ambassador to Georgia

September 04, 2019

The country has not had a full-time US ambassador for over a year

Moscow: opposition supporters face long prison sentences for tweets and participation in protests

September 04, 2019

One of the sentences: two years for touching a police officer

What Georgia’s informal leader has to do with the new PM

Georgia

September 03, 2019

Georgia has a fifth prime minister in seven years. He is the interior minister who has been at the heart of the ongoing protests in Tbilisi

Georgian PM resigns – in Facebook post

September 02, 2019

The current minister of interior affairs may be nominated for the premiership, despite protests against him over the past two months

Bids begin for the Abkhaz presidency

September 01, 2019

With whom will the former president of Abkhazia side – and for what price?

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