Maja Kocijancic, Press secretary of Catherine Ashton, European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy made a statement regarding the 2012 parliamentary elections being held in Georgia today. Kocijancic said that the EU was closely and attentively observing the elections...
The Central Election Commission of Georgia has reported that the voter turnout by 15:00 was 45%, which is a quite high number. This is the result of the voter turnout on 98 polling stations by this time. The voter turnout at the special precincts in foreign countries has not been counted yet. Press...
The world's leading research center GFK is carrying out an exit poll at 229 polling stations across Georgia and will be interviewing about 15 thousand people. Based on the exit poll, the voter turnout by 2 PM is 37, 95 % that is 1, 371, 000 people. The exit poll extends to proportional (party...
According to data released by the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTA), trade between Italy and Georgia surged nearly 54% in the first half of 2012 compared to January-June 2011, totally amounting to over 137 million Euros. In particular, Italian export to Georgia almost doubled, reaching...
Spokesperson of the United National Movement Chiora Taktakishvili has denied the allegations of the opposition coalition Georgian Dream about UNM campaigning at polling stations and the attempts of pressure on voters. Maia Panjikidze of the GD said at the briefing today that numerous violations were...
Supporters of the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles have thronged the streets of Caracas, one week before Venezuela's hotly contested presidential election. Hugo Chavez, meanwhile, held rallies in the western state of Zulia. Polls put the candidates neck and neck.
Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II went to N4 polling station today to make His vote. His Holiness gave interview to journalists after making the choice. `It is a historic day and historic election. There are three great values - the lord, homeland and human being - our faith, our beloved...
Central Election Commission`s media center announced that the voter turnout at noon was 25%. At the same time, the commission`s press speaker reported several violations at different polling stations. According to Eka Azarashvili, a representative of a political subject interfered in the work of the...
Leader of the Georgian Dream coalition Bidzina Ivanishvili went to the N4 polling station together with his wife Ekaterine Tskhvedelidze today. Ivanishvili refused to use his constitutional right to vote and only accompanied his wife at these elections. Ivanishvili made definitions regarding his decision. `For...
Interim Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia has commented on the murder of a nine-month old girl in Gurjaani yesterday. Eka Zghuladze says she has taken the investigation of the crime under her personal control. According to the interim minister, the investigation is already underway and the maximum...
Over two thousand monitors from 61 various international organizations are observing parliamentary elections in Georgia. Delegations from the OSCE, CoE and European Parliament are already at various polling stations throughout Georgia. Monitors from the embassies and diplomatic missions of the United...
President of Georgia has already made his choice - Mikheil Saakashvili went to the 19th polling station of the Mtatsminda constituency at 9 AM together with first lady Sandra Roelofs and younger son Nikoloz. President said in the interview with Georgian and foreign journalists after the vote that...
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia is reporting the facts of distribution of cash in Georgia`s regions. MIA has released a special statement in this regards today. `The Ministry of Internal Affairs has received information about the massive distribution of cash to local residents across the country....
Tragic accident occurred in Gurjaani last night - nine months old girl was found drowned in the clay container after an hour of search. The family says they left the child asleep in the bedroom, but began to search her after they found the child was no longer in her bed. The accident was promptly...
Georgia is electing a new parliament today - polling stations throughout the country were opened at 8 a.m. exactly. The country is electing the parliament of 8-th convocation. The new parliament will have 150 members, 73 of which will be majoritarian MPs, the rest 77 will take their mandates from...
