On September 15, one day after he accused Georgia's former ruling United National Movement (EMN) of seeking to "radicalize" the situation in the run-up to the October 8 parliamentary elections, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili proposed that all political parties sign a formal memorandum pledging not to deliberately hinder or obstruct each other's campaigning. (The views expressed in this blog do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
Former Georgian Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili has been found guilty of yet another crime and sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison.
Two Georgian politicians have brawled during a television debate ahead of general elections next month.
European Parliament President Martin Schulz says he hopes the bloc will vote on visa liberalization for Ukraine in October.
Zviad Gogotchuri has won gold in the judo competition in Rio, giving Georgia its first-ever gold at the Paralympics.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has begun an official visit to Georgia for talks focusing on boosting Tbilisi’s military defenses.
Bidzina Ivanishvili has generally maintained a low profile since stepping down as premier in November 2013, but the ruling ENM, and some observers of Georgian politics, remain convinced that he still functions as the eminence grise behind the government, or even as puppetmaster dictating government policy.
The European Parliament's civil liberties committee voted on September 5 for visa liberalization for Georgia to the EU's Schengen zone.
EU enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn said on September 3 that there will be a decision in both the European Parliament and among EU member states to grant visa liberalization to Ukraine and Georgia later this year.
Raul Khajimba, the de facto president of Georgia’s breakaway Republic of Abkhazia, made several further appointments last week to a new cabinet. But he did not include a single opposition representative, despite growing demands from across the opposition spectrum for a coalition government of national unity.
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