2024 Elections Parliament of Georgia
The election for the 11th Convocation of the Parliament of Georgia took place on Saturday 26 October 2024. It was … Continue reading 2024 Elections Parliament of Georgia
2025 Local Elections of Georgia
The local elections in Georgia took place on Saturday 4 October 2025. The municipal elections were considered to be highly … Continue reading 2025 Local Elections of Georgia
Timeline ahead of the Georgian parliamentary elections of 2024
This page contains a timeline of the five months ahead the Georgian parliamentary elections of 26 October 2024, from 1 … Continue reading Timeline ahead of the Georgian parliamentary elections of 2024
The first Georgian female MPs: Eleonora Ter-Parsegova-Makhviladze
On 12 March 1919, five Georgian women entered parliament after democratic elections, a first in Georgia. This is the story … Continue reading The first Georgian female MPs: Eleonora Ter-Parsegova-Makhviladze
We need to talk about Budapest and Tbilisi
Over the course of 2022 and 2023 the bromance between the Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Hungarian counterpart … Continue reading We need to talk about Budapest and Tbilisi
Georgia back to the USSR
In February 2023 the Peoples Power faction of the Georgian Parliament launched the draft law “On Transparency of Foreign Funding”, … Continue reading Georgia back to the USSR
No Candidacy: EU’s Fatal Error? – Civil.ge
6 February 2023 via No Candidacy: EU’s Fatal Error? – Civil.ge In my latest at Civil Georgia I argue the … Continue reading No Candidacy: EU’s Fatal Error? – Civil.ge
Short trip to Armenia’s Syunik province
While in Armenia on business, I took up the opportunity to travel to the southern part of the country, the … Continue reading Short trip to Armenia’s Syunik province
Reviving old rail connections in the South Caucasus
In a fast paced development, the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War between Azerbaijan and Armenia has triggered talk of reopening raillinks in the South Caucasus that have long been closed. Many of these links have an origin that go back to the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. Continue reading Reviving old rail connections in the South Caucasus
Georgian Democracy at Crossroads – Civil.ge
19 December 2020 via Georgian Democracy at Crossroads – Civil.ge The Georgian Dream team should make clear on which side … Continue reading Georgian Democracy at Crossroads – Civil.ge
Forgotten Transcaucasus railway connection
In October 2020, on my way to Shatili in the Georgian Khevsureti region, I stumbled upon a large tunnel entrance … Continue reading Forgotten Transcaucasus railway connection
A day in Georgia’s Khevsureti region
On a free day in October 2020 I took up the opportunity to travel to one of the few mountain … Continue reading A day in Georgia’s Khevsureti region