Georgian Parliament allows Prosecutor’s Office to go ahead with the arrest of MP Nika Melia

Nika Melia has lost the MP immunity, which means that the Prosecutor’s office will now be able to arrest the member of the United National Movement (UNM). (more)

PACE, CoE, EU welcome 2020 proportional elections in Georgia

Officials from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), EU and the Council of Europe (CoE) have welcomed the offer made by the Georgian Dream ruling party this week to hold the 2020 parliamentary elections with the proportional voting and a zero threshold, an initiative voiced amid protests in Tbilisi. (more)

Tbilisi Mayor: Safety of all tourists, including Russians, ensured in Georgia

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Moscow suspects the US is preventing the normalization of Georgia-Russia relations

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Most of the detainees at Tbilisi rallies released, gov’t says

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"Statement by the United Nations Development Programme on the introduction of a proportional electoral system in Georgia. " (more)