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Peace policy is dead. Beware the peace, Georgia! Blog by Medea Turashvili 

Georgia

April 23, 2025

Conflict and peace researcher Medea Turashvili's blog looks at the current state of peace policy in Georgia

Georgian Dream postpones opposition party ban until after local elections

Georgian Dream

April 15, 2025

Mdinaradze: “The people will give a worthy response to the opposition at the elections, and Georgian Dream will win triumphantly”

August 2008 war: South Ossetia doubts Georgian authorities’ promises to 'restore justice'

Georgian-Ossetian conflict

April 03, 2025

South Ossetian politicians believe the Georgian authorities are pursuing their own interests.

Georgian Dream moves to ban Saakashvili’s party from politics

Georgia

March 28, 2025

Georgian Dream plans to file lawsuit to declare this and several other opposition parties unconstitutional

Georgia: United Opposition holds last election rally

2020 elections in Georgia

October 30, 2020

Leaders of the United Opposition spoke to protesters at Freedom Square. Buba Kikabidze, number one on the list of the United Opposition, sang several songs. Other singers also sang, including Sopo Batilashvili and Merab Sepashvili.

Georgia: ruling party beats out opposition in pre-parliamentary election polls

2020 elections in Georgia

August 13, 2020

Patriarch Ilia II enjoys the highest authority among the Georgian population, with an 89% approval rating

NDI survey: majority of Georgian population distrusts government

January 16, 2020

The results of a new survey of the National Democratic Institute indicate a decrease in the popularity of the ruling Georgian Dream party and its leader Bidzina Ivanishvili

Georgian opposition resumes picketing of parliament, 12 detained

December 12, 2019

One of the reasons for the protest is that the parliamentary majority stripped a leading opposition MP of his mandate

Thousands of activists block Tbilisi parliament, demand resignation of gov’t, early parliamentary elections

November 17, 2019

The reason behind the protest: parliament’s decision to not enact electoral reform personally promised by ruling party leader Ivanishvili in the summer of 2019 during protests

Op-ed: Elections and opposition pessimism

May 22, 2019

What do the results of the by-elections mean for the country and the opposition?

Post-conflict National Movement convenes

January 20, 2017

National Movement’s loyals hold national convention