CEC publishing preliminary results of re-run elections The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) published preliminary results of the re-run of 2012 parliamentary elections. The elections were held at 11 election precincts of Sighnaghi, Gori and Khashuri. According to the preliminary results...
A murder occurred at Shuamta Street of Varketili district of Tbilisi last night by yet unidentified person. A 21-year-old young man was inflicted the fatal wounds presumably by a sharp object. The man died at the site. Investigation into the case is underway.
Consultations over candidacies of vacant posts of ministers continue at business center of Georgian Dream coalition. There are 6 vacant ministerial posts remaining in future government. Leaders of the coalition claim that Bidzina Ivanishvili, Leader of Georgian Dream will name candidacies after consultations...
The citizen of Georgia Omar Sulukhia was found dead in his apartment in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 29-years-old Omar Sulukhia worked for Airzena Company. Sulukhia did not appear at the office for three days. The reason of the death is unknown yet. Georgian consulate has been reported about...
Early results suggest the governing United Russia party has finished ahead in local elections across the country. However, opponents claim there have been widespread voting violations including multiple votes and ballot-stuffing. It is the first big election since Vladimir Putin began a fresh six-year...
The leader of Montenegro's governing party has claimed victory in the former Yugoslav state's parliamentary elections. With 94 percent of the votes counted, an independent count gave Milo Djukanovic's DPS 45.6 percent which could mean horsetrading to secure a majority. The official results...
Libya's national assembly has elected a new prime minister, the second within a month to face the daunting challenge of forming a government acceptable to country's many factions. Ali Zeidan was elected in a televised count only a week after the last incumbent, Mustapha Abushagur was dismissed...
Turkey has rejected calls from Damascus for dialogue to diffuse tensions over the Syrian border. Ankara has closed its airspace to Syrian civilian aircraft, a day after Damascus prohibited Turkish Airlines from overflying Syria. Both Syria and Moscow have denied claims that a jet intercepted...
A party that wants to split Belgium has scored major wins in the country's municipal elections, an historic sea-change. The New Flemish Alliance got the most votes across a vaste swathe of districts in the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders. The Party's leader, Bart de Wever, is set to...
A 5,4 magnitude quake has hit the territory to the South-East of Georgia. Epicenter of the quake was on the territory of Azerbaijan, 5 kilometers away from the Georgian border. The quake was most felt in Lagodekhi district of Georgia, however it has caused no damage or destroy. The shocks were...
Ministerial candidates of Georgian Dream coalition continue holding of meetings at ministries in transition period of power. Candidate for Minister of Internal Affairs Irakli Gharibashvili met with the Incumbent Minister of Internal Affairs Eka Zghuladze earlier today. The meeting, which was...
Giga Bokeria, Secretary of Georgia's National Security Council met with Bidzina Ivanishvili, Leader of Georgian Dream coalition this afternoon. Bokeria arrived at business center of Ivanishvili. He said he would make a statement about the meeting at the governmental chancellery. Bokeria said...
A new row is brewing between the International Monetary Fund and eurozone leaders over the speed of austerity measures being imposed on Greece. Germany is refusing to soften targets that Athens needs to meet to receive its next tranche of bailout cash. Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble wants...
Consultations over future plans and candidacies of vacant posts of ministers continue at central office of Georgian Dream coalition. There are 6 vacant ministerial posts remaining in future government. Leaders of the coalition claim that Bidzina Ivanishvili, Leader of Georgian Dream will name candidacies...
Five candidates - Tamar Gurchiani, Gela Nikolaishvili, Ucha Nanuashvili, Lia Mukhashavria and Dimitri Lortkipanidze are considered for post of Georgia's Ombudsman. Consultations continue at Georgian Dream coalition. Leaders of the coalition claim that selection of the candidate is not the prerogative...
