Eka Beselia

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Eka Beselia

Georgian Supreme Court nominees confirmed despite ‘stink bomb’ in parliament

by OC Media

•3 min read

Controversial confirmation hearings for Georgia’s Supreme Court were disrupted on Thursday after a foul-smelling substance was released in parliament. The proceedings came amidst protest rallies and arrests outside parliament and journalists forcibly removed from a committee hearing. A recess was announced in Parliament after the substance was used and forensic and medical units were called to the scene. After parliament reconvened later that day, all 14 nominees were confirmed by parli

Bidzina Ivanishvili

Georgian MP resigns after questioning ‘morals’ of colleague targeted by sex tape leak

by OC Media

•4 min read

Georian Dream Party MP Vano Zardiashvili resigned on Monday after being condemned for questioning the ‘morals’ of fellow MP Eka Beselia. The remark was widely seen as a reference to intimate footage leaked online of Beselia’s private life. Beselia, who responded to Zardiashvili’s remark by slapping him in the face, has repeatedly accused him of lobbying for a ‘clan’ of influential judges. Zardiashvili made the comment in parliament on 26 September, saying ‘what Beselia morals?’. He subseq

Eka Beselia

Four Georgian officials allegedly targetted in new sex-tape scandal

by OC Media

•5 min read

Three women and one man from the ruling Georgian Dream party have been blackmailed using illegally obtained footage depicting their private lives, independent MP Eka Beselia has claimed. Beselia, a former influential member of the ruling party, was herself the victim of a series of sex tape leaks starting in late January. The leaks began shortly after her fallout with Georgian Dream over the lifetime appointments of Supreme Court justice nominees, ultimately leading to her quitting the part

Bidzina Ivanishvili

Opinion | Ivanishvili clings to a frayed political brand while facing a new kind of opposition

by Shota Kincha

•4 min read

On the eve of the 19 May by-elections in eight municipalities and for a parliamentary seat in Tbilisi’s Mtatsminda District, the Georgian Dream party, chaired by Georgia’s informal ruler Bidzina Ivanishvili, faces a potential new rival that could potentially mobilise the party’s estranged base — the Tbilisi elite. On 13 April, several thousand gathered in Tbilisi’s main concert hall for the announced revival of Defend Georgia. The group comprises of some of Tbilisi’s most influential public

Eka Beselia

Beselia gives Georgian government one-month ultimatum over sex tape leaks

by OC Media

•4 min read

Eka Beselia, a former influential member of Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party, has given the authorities a month to fully investigate a series of leaks of sex tapes involving her over the last two months. Beselia and several rights groups have criticised law enforcement agencies for failing to find those responsible for recording and disseminated footage of her private life. She warned the government she would ‘call everything by its name’ if they failed to succeed. Beselia was a cl

Bidzina Ivanishvili

Former Georgian PM Gharibashvili re-enters politics promising a hardline approach to the opposition

by OC Media

•5 min read

Former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili has returned to politics with promises to unite the ruling Georgian Dream party and put an end to the government’s ‘soft’ approach to the ‘destructive opposition’. On Tuesday, the Georgian Dream party, under the leadership of former prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, announced that Gharibashvili would be their new political secretary. This marked the end of Gharibashvili’s hiatus from both the party and Georgian politics. Gharibashvili,

Eka Beselia

European Georgia loses parliamentary minority status as more MPs leave ruling party

by OC Media

•3 min read

The European Georgia Party, the largest opposition grouping in Georgia’s parliament, has lost its status as the parliamentary minority after two more MPs left the ruling party. Gia Zhorzholiani and Mirian Tsiklauri, both former members of the Social Democrats faction in the Georgian Dream Party, announced they were leaving on Monday. Their departure brought the total number of MPs in opposition to the government to 41, with 108 MPs from the ruling party and one seat vacant. According to