Official Results of 2024 Vote: What They Show – Civil Georgia
Oct 27, 2024 · With over 99.97% of precincts counted, official results published by the Central Election Commission show the ruling Georgian Dream party winning parliamentary elections with 53.92% of the vote, while the combined share of four opposition coalitions that passed the election threshold totals 37.78%. The October 26 vote followed months of Georgian Dream's anti-democratic and anti-Western …
Civil Georgia – News from Tbilisi, Georgia
Explainer | Facing Resistance, Georgian Dream Rushes in Repressive Laws. The rump Georgian Dream parliament has rubber-stamped several legislative amendments to curtail dissent within the civil service and repress the mounting resistance to the GD’s usurpation of power and deviation from the European path.
GD Parliament Approves 2025 State Budget – Civil Georgia
On December 10, the Georgian Dream MPs sitting along approved the 2025 state budget with 88 votes in favor. The budget project was presented to the Parliament by the newly appointed Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili. Key components of the 2025 budget include projections for economic growth of 6%, maintained by a consistent deflator rate of …
2024 Election Live Blog | Gakharia Stresses Importance of Not ...
Nov 13, 2024 · Georgia's crucial parliamentary elections to elect the 150-member legislature took place on October 26. The vote followed months of anti-democratic and anti-Western drift by the ruling Georgian Dream party, leading pro-Western Georgians to bill it as a "referendum" on the country's choice between Russia and Europe. These were the first fully-proportional elections in …
Georgia’s October 2024 Parliamentary Vote: Key Facts
Oct 25, 2024 · On October 26, Georgians cast their ballots in a pivotal parliamentary election, often described as a referendum on the country's choice between Russia and Europe. Pro-Western opposition alliances will seek to challenge the 12-year, increasingly authoritarian rule of Georgian Dream, a party founded and led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Liveblog: Resistance | Protesters Celebrate New Year Arrival at ...
Mass protest linked to the Georgian Dream announcement on November 28 to abort the accession negotiations with the EU “until 2028” was met with brutal police repression. Since then, Georgians have been resisting across the country. What started as a protest against the alteration of Georgia's foreign policy continues as a widespread civic effort to return …
Live Blog: Georgia’s Disputed October 26 Elections
Dec 5, 2024 · On October 26, Georgia held elections to elect the 150-member Parliament. These were the first elections held with a fully proportional system in Georgia, with parties having to cross a 5% threshold for seating MPs. For the first time, electronic devices were used in most polling stations for voter identification, counting, establishing, and transmitting preliminary …
OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Interim Report
Oct 12, 2024 · The OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission (EOM) issued its interim report on October 11, assessing the election environment and related developments in the run-up to October 26 parliamentary elections. According to the report "the elections take place in the context of entrenched political polarization, continued political tension, opposition distrust in state institutions and concerns about ...
GD Ostensibly Moves to Simplify Firing Civil Servants
On December 9, Mamuka Mdinaradze, executive secretary of the Georgian Dream party and parliamentary majority leader, announced that "an amendment to the Law on Civil Service will be introduced, which will simplify the issues of reorganization in the public sector." He said, "This solution will make civil service more healthy." Governments in Georgia often used …
Georgia’s GDP Up by 11% in October 2024 – Civil Georgia
Nov 29, 2024 · Georgia’s estimated real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate amounted to 11% for October 2024 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, according to the rapid estimates released by the National Statistics Office of Georgia on November 29. According to Geostat, the following activities contributed significantly to growth: construction; manufacturing; financial and ...