Tag: Georgian politics

Georgia

Rezo Kiknadze to Judge Nino Galustashvili: Sooner or later, Mate will walk out of prison with his head held high, but no one will honor you. No one will shed tears for you. No one will fill the courthouse yard for you – don’t think you won’t be held accountable! 

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Kakha Kaladze says you can ask Irakli Gharibashvili about the declaration. Why should there be salaries within the party? I have been General Secretary since 2012, and have never received a single Tetri from the Party  

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Irakli Kobakhidze: Georgia will always support the Hungarian people’s interests. We feel a responsibility to reciprocate this support.  

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Ana Buchukuri, we have already passed the discussion stage on the boycott. Now, our main task is to talk about neutral, non-partisan candidate – we have reached this stage and will not go back.  

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Political parties will no longer have to submit information about donations and membership fees within 5 working hours to the Anti-Corruption Bureau  

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Mamuka Khzaradze: Some think that a political process is only about labeling! We believe that, if we defeat government in local elections too, the demand to call new parliamentary election and release political prisoners will become stronger  

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Irakli Pavlenishvili says local elections are the only way for Ivanishvili’s regime to gain legitimacy. Those who play this role will not be perceived as real opposition forces.  

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Kakha Kaladze, I intend to run as mayor and I intend defeat all radical groups. They’ve expressed their readiness to take Tbilisi away from us. Let them participate and we’ll find out who takes what.  

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Irakli Kadagishvili, on the opposition’s participation at the local elections. This resolution by the European parliament gave them a hand and told them they should participate — now they will say that ‘Europe told us’  

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Irakli Zarkua: Salo, What has changed? Why are you voting in local elections when the CEC is still the same, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Prime Minister, is still the CEC? What do you hope for? Why haven’t I seen you?  

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Kakha Kaladze : Nika Melia, a man who is detained and I don’t like to say too much about detained people – his actions and behavior are inadequate. He is a representative for a radical group controlled from outside.  

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Mamuka Madinaradze: Two-year-old “No to Russian Law scam” did not work and Georgia has won. Today, we can say with confidence that the American law FARA is the equivalent of the Georgian law.  

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Mikheil Saakashvili, the man who was appointed yesterday as the so-called Minister of Internal Affairs, could not have been more than an ordinary investigator when the National Movement was in power.  

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Salome Zurabishvili : Bidzina Ivanishvili has lost his closest and trusted people, and is exposed. He is relying on Irakli Kobakhidze alone — the sanctions are having a bigger impact than what we think.  

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There is a lot of commotion in the Tbilisi City Court, where Zurab Japaridze’s preliminary hearing was scheduled to take place.  

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Giorgi Sharashidze says we must have the courage and do our part even on enemy ground. Zurab Japaridze can do much more for freedom when he is free.