2020 elections in Georgia

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

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

Leader of Georgia’s eccentric libertarian Girchi party to run for parliament

One of the leaders of the ruling Georgian Dream, Gia Volsky, is considered his main rival.

"There are no political prisoners in Georgia," President Zurabishvili disagrees with US Senator

Georgian opposition TV channel co-founder sentenced to 4 years

Rurua’s lawyers intend to appeal the verdict in the Court of Appeals

US Secretary of State Pompeo: I spoke with Georgian PM about importance of holding free, fair elections

The Georgian PM highlighted rather different aspects of the conversation with US Secretary of State Pompeo in his tweet

Come out to the polls and win a Tesla: one Georgian opposition party’s initiative

This is how Girchi plans to spend the money it receives from the budget if it enters parliament

Gender quotas in Georgia. The arguments of supporters and opponents

A step forward in protecting women's rights? Debates over gender quotas rage

Anti-vaxxing, homophobia, pro-Russian sentiments – is the church an obstacle on Georgia’s pro-Western course?

The church is the most influential institution in Georgia, but are its ideas in line with the pro-Western course of the authorities?

Georgian parliament adopts constitutional amendments to electoral system

The electoral amendments were supported by 117 MPs

First crack appears in the united Georgian opposition

First crack appears in the united Georgian opposition

Important electoral reform in Georgia – constitutional amendments pass second reading

The opposition refused to vote, insisting on the release of the co-founder of opposition-minded TV channel Mtavari Arkhi

“We remember both the crackdown and our demands” – a photo reportage from rally in Tbilisi

The first anniversary of the violent dispersal of an antigovernment demonstration in Tbilisi. Around a thousand people participated. They observed the mandatory two-meter distance, standing on stickers featuring Putin’s face

Tbilisi marks first anniversary of bloody crackdown on protests: how and why June 20 went down in history

Georgian opposition agrees on candidates for majoritarian MPs in Tbilisi

The united opposition is preparing for parliamentary elections in October, which will be held according to a new electoral system.

Agreement between Georgian authorities and opposition once again under threat as court decides to leave oppositionist behind bars

Opposition refuses to vote for electoral reform until opposition member is released from detainment, putting the entire agreement under threat

Are there political prisoners in Georgia? US intervenes in dispute between gov’t, opposition on election agreement

The result of this standoff will determine how the upcoming parliamentary elections will go

Is the pandemic a chance for the ruling party in Georgia?

Will the crisis help the Georgian Dream party win in the upcoming elections? Expert opinions

Georgian ex-defense minister Irakli Okruashvili sentenced to 5 years in prison

The authorities say that there are no political prisoners in the country