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Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

The fourth term of Georgian Dream a questionable victory

… published by the Central Election Commission (CEC), Georgian Dream (GD), which has been in power since 2012, won the parliamentary election in Georgia on 26 October, securing nearly 53.9% of the … on the United National Movement (10.2%), the Strong Georgia coalition (8.8%), and the For Georgia party …
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

A Journey into a glorious past three terms of Georgian Dream

… The 12 years of Georgian Dream (GD) rule have been marked by a series of … local elections three times, and candidates backed by Georgian Dream have twice secured the presidency. Polls … the forthcoming parliamentary elections on 26 October, Georgian Dream will once again secure the most votes. …
Analyses | | Krzysztof Strachota

Drifting towards Russia an acute political crisis in Georgia

… On 15 April, the Georgian parliament resumed proceedings on the … law, and targets independent media and NGOs: see ‘ Georgia: the foreign agent law, v2.0. A toughening … has been exacerbated by statements from the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party that have essentially …
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia the veto of the law on agents is rejected

… On 28 May, the Georgian parliament rejected President Salome … the ruling majority voted for this rejection (Georgia’s unicameral parliament has 150 MPs). The law … Charles Michel, for his part, announced that the Georgian issue would be discussed during the next …
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia passes the law on agents the internal crisis escalates

… Defying the recent mass street protests, on 14 May the Georgian parliament passed the law entitled ‘On the … including all the MPs of the ruling majority from the Georgian Dream (GD) party and all the MPs of a small … the legislation of the European Union, which Georgia is officially bidding to join; therefore, it has …
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

The game of Georgias EU candidate status

… an interim oral report to the member states on Georgia’s progress towards being granted EU candidate … no progress had been made (see the Annex). A day later, Georgia’s president Salome Zurabishvili pardoned Nika … with EU expectations involving the depolarisation of Georgian politics, met with harsh criticism from the …
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Between Brussels and Moscow Georgia is moving closer to Russia

… On 19 May air links between Georgia and Russia resumed after a four-year break. This … met with criticism from the West and public protests in Georgia. The resumption of direct air communication is … US policy. However, according to declarations by the Georgian government, the country’s primary objective …
Analyses | | Maciej Falkowski

The political crisis in Georgia

… In the last days of October, the Georgian Dream (GD) government inspired and undertook a series of actions directed against Georgia’s largest opposition party, the United National … have expressed concern about the developments in Georgia. The main reason for the Georgian government’s …
Analyses | | Krzysztof Strachota

Georgias new president

… On 17 November Georgia's new president Giorgi Margvelashvili, who won … to the rules of democracy. He also emphasised that Georgia is part of Western civilisation and declared his … stressed at the same time the strategic importance of Georgia's bilateral co-operation with the US). However, …
Analyses | | Marek Matusiak

Ivanishvili takes Georgia

… The first meeting of the Parliament of Georgia took place at its new site in Kutaisi on 21 … clear majority of seats, 85 out of 150, are held by the Georgian Dream coalition (GD) centred around the … nothing more than a formality. The transfer of power in Georgia has officially been proceeding without any …