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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 …
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 | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia tensions over controversial law continue to escalate

… The political conflict in Georgia around the law entitled ‘On the Transparency of … since mid-April, continues to escalate. The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party is determined to press ahead … in Tbilisi have drawn up to 100,000 participants (Georgia’s population is c. 3.5 million); the largest one …
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 …
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Georgia Settlement with the Communist past

… On 31 May, the Georgian Parliament adopted the Freedom Charter, a … the Duma). Given the young average age of many in the Georgian political and administrative classes, the … into law will be used by Moscow to intensify its anti-Georgian rhetoric. <MMat> …