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Bidzina Ivanishvili. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Georgian officials brace for further sanctions

by OC Media

•2 min read

The threat of further Western sanctions against Georgian officials over democratic backsliding in the country has led to reports of alarm within the ruling Georgian Dream party, weeks ahead of parliamentary elections. On Wednesday, TV channel Formula reported citing confidential sources that bank accounts abroad belonging to the children of Georgian Dream founder and billionaire, Bidzina Ivanishvili, had been limited. TV station Mtavari Arkhi also reported on Wednesday that Ivanishvili h

Sergei Lavrov. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

2008 August War

Russia offers to help Georgia ‘normalise relations’ with Abkhazia and South Ossetia

by OC Media

•2 min read

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russia is ready to help Georgia ‘normalise relations’ with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a statement that was met with positivity by the ruling Georgian Dream party. In response to a reporter’s question about Georgian relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia during a press conference at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Lavrov said that ‘if there is an interest in the normalisation of these relations, in order to ensure non-aggression a

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US sanctions against Ivanishvili ‘ready for implementation’

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

The US government has reportedly prepared a package of sanctions against Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili which they are considering imposing ‘in the near future’. Voice of America reported the news on Friday, citing anonymous US government sources as saying that the US Treasury and State Departments had been leading the development of the package. While previously only discussed, the package is now reportedly ‘ready for implementation’ pending a political decision. The sources did

Bidzina Ivanishvili at the opening ceremony of a new Georgian Dream office and launch of their pre-election campaign. Photo: Georgian Dream.

2008 August War

Abkhazia welcomes Georgia’s intent to ‘apologise’ for 2008 War

by OC Media

•2 min read

Abkhazia has welcomed statements made by the founder of Georgia’s ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, in which he pledged to ‘apologise’ to the Ossetian people for the 2008 War, saying that it could lead to ‘peaceful coexistence’. In a statement issued on Monday, Abkhazia’s Foreign Ministry said that ‘such a statement, if supported by real steps towards reconciliation based on a reassessment of past mistakes and apologies to the peoples of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the rejection of methods of

2008 August War

Anger in Georgia after Ivanishvili vows to apologise to South Ossetians for 2008 War

by OC Media

•5 min read

Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili has promised to ‘apologise’ to South Ossetians for the actions of the previous government during the 2008 August War, prompting anger and condemnation from relatives of soldiers killed during the war. Ivanishvili made his campaign promise during a meeting on Saturday with residents of Gori, a city located around 10 kilometres from South Ossetia. During the 2008 August War, Gori was repeatedly bombed by Russia, in addition to being occupied by Russi

Members of Georgian Dream’s electoral list. Photo via Georgian Dream/Facebook.

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Bidzina Ivanishvili tops Georgian Dream election list

by OC Media

•4 min read

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has presented the 20 top figures on Georgian Dream’s electoral list, with party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili topping the list. Before presenting the list on Tuesday, Kobakhidze spoke about the past four years, during which he recalled previous parliamentary election results and the opposition’s reaction to it and spoke about how Georgian Dream withdrew from an EU-brokered deal with the opposition. He also stated that the past four years were an ‘exam

Irakli Kobakhidze at the second round of Georgia's municipal election on 30 October 2021. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Georgian Prime Minister warns that opposition might be ‘at risk of attack’ by themselves

by OC Media

•3 min read

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has claimed that leaders of the ‘radical opposition’ might be ‘at risk’ of attacks orchestrated by ‘the Collective National Movement’ in a bid to discredit the ruling Georgian Dream party. In a press briefing on Wednesday, Kobakhidze stated that the ‘collective National Movement’ were planning on staging attacks on leaders of the ‘radical opposition’ to discredit the government and October’s parliamentary elections. Georgian Dream refers to most pro-