opposition politics

Opinion: 'Abkhazia has no plans to join Russia'

Abkhazia-Russia

June 26, 2026

Public figure Akhra Bzhania explains the key difference between Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's positions.

Leader behind bars: How Mikheil Saakashvili continues to shape Georgian politics

Mikheil Saakashvili

June 24, 2026

Why the former president remains one of Georgia's most influential political figures despite being in prison

'Boost for Abkhaz-Russian relations': Abkhaz reaction to Russia's new ambassador

Abkhazia-Russia

June 24, 2026

Vyacheslav Gladkov is widely seen as a protégé of Sergei Kiriyenko, the Kremlin official responsible for overseeing policy towards Abkhazia

Armenian oligarch who keeps lions wants world's largest Jesus statue

Armenia

June 22, 2026

Gagik Tsarukyan is a prominent opposition politician with pro-Russian views. Authorities have threatened to jail him over alleged tax violations

Opinion: 'Dispute over goal': what should Georgia's opposition do after reaching ideological dead end?

Protests in Georgia

June 22, 2026

Has Georgia's opposition lost? That is the question dividing government critics into two camps. It leads to another question: what comes next?

Armenian election commission lifts ex-president Robert Kocharyan’s immunity

Politics in Armenia

June 17, 2026

Prosecutors have not yet disclosed what charges they intend to bring against Kocharyan, who leads the Armenia alliance. The bloc won seats in parliament in the recent election, meaning only the Central Election Commission had the authority to decide whether to strip him of immunity or reject the request