Salome Zourabichvili

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Salome Zurabishvili attending her impeachement vote at the parliament on 18 October. Photo via Netgazeti.

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Georgian Dream launches new impeachment process against Zourabichvili

by OC Media

•2 min read

The ruling Georgian Dream party has announced they will begin new impeachment proceedings against President Salome Zourabichvili, citing her official visits abroad without the government’s permission. At a press briefing on Monday, the Speaker of Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, said the party would appeal to the constitutional court before the 26 October parliamentary elections. If the court rules against Zourabichvili, her impeachment would still require the approval of 100 of 150 MPs; Ge

Left photo: Mindia Gabadze/Publika; right photo via Tabula.

Crime

Georgian President attends funeral of murdered trans woman Kesaria Abramidze

by Shota Kincha

•1 min read

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has attended the funeral of Kesaria Abramidze, a trans media personality and model who was murdered last week. Abramidze was laid to rest at a ceremony in Tbilisi on Sunday. She was also commemorated in Antwerp, a Belgian city that is home to a number of queer refugees and asylum seekers from Georgia. The Georgian Orthodox Church refused to provide burial services for Abramidze due to her transgender identity. Abramidze’s former partner, 26-year-old

Image via president.ge; Background: constcourt.ge.

Democracy

Georgian President takes foreign agent law to constitutional court

by Shota Kincha

•3 min read

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has mounted a challenge against the controversial foreign agent law in the constitutional court, arguing that the bill is anti-European, therefore unconstitutional. Zourabichvili’s representatives submitted the appeal to the Court on Monday evening. It argues that the foreign agent law was in breach of Article 78 of Georgia’s constitution, which obliges constitutional bodies to ‘take all measures within the scope of their competences to ensure the full i

football

Georgian PM booed addressing football team homecoming

by OC Media

•3 min read

Crowds gathered to meet Georgia’s national football team upon their return from Germany booed Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze twice as he stepped on stage to address them. The government organised a welcome ceremony for the national football team after they returned from the UEFA Euro 2024 championship in Germany on Tuesday. Despite being knocked out after losing 4–1 to Spain, the Georgian team received a hero’s welcome upon their return, winning plaudits for qualifying for the tournament a

President Salome Zourabichvili at a ceremony swearing in new soldiers earlier on 26 May. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

President Zourabichvili outlines plan for temporary government following elections

by Robin Fabbro

•4 min read

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has invited opposition parties to sign a ‘Georgian Charter’ pledging to support the President’s nominations for a new, temporary government after the elections with the stated aim of carrying out pro-European reforms. At an announcement outside the Orbeliani Palace marking Independence Day on Sunday, Zourabichvili said she would choose a government of ‘distinguished, selected, and professional members of society’, rather than politicians. The president

US State Deparment spokesperson Matthew Miller. Photo: state.gov.

Freedom of the Press

US State Department says to ‘stay tuned’ for possible Georgia sanctions

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•3 min read

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has told reporters to ‘stay tuned’ regarding possible sanctions on Georgian officials responsible for reintroducing the foreign agent bill. Answering journalists’ questions on Monday, Miller stated that adopting the foreign agent law ‘would derail Georgia from its European path’. ‘We are concerned that the legislation would impede independent media organisations working to provide access for Georgian citizens to high-quality information’, he sa

Salome Zourabichvili at a rally in support of Georgia’s European integration on 16 June 2022. Photo: Shota Kincha/OC Media.

Freedom of the Press

Georgian president accuses government of ‘sabotaging’ EU bid in scathing public address

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•4 min read

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has accused the government of deliberately sabotaging the country’s EU membership bid, after the ruling Georgian Dream party reintroduced its aborted ‘foreign agent law’. In her most scathing attack on the party that backed her election in 2018 to date, Zourabichvili called on the public to vote against Georgian Dream in parliamentary elections scheduled for October. Georgian Dream announced they would reintroduce the foreign agent law earlier on Wedne