Georgia ramps up restrictions on media, NGOs with drastic new laws

The fresh restrictions come amid a political crisis over disputed elections and the government’s reversal on its EU membership bid.

Global leaders join the show as Trump promises US domination

Historians say this is the first time foreign heads of state or government attended a US presidential swearing-in ceremony.

Georgiaโ€™s new pro-Russia president inaugurated amid protests

The ruling Georgian Dream party has halted talks on joining the EU.

Outgoing Georgian president gives defiant speech as she leaves presidential palace โ€“ video

Salome Zourabichvili, who previously refused to step down, said she would leave the palace but would remain the countryโ€™s legitimate officeholder in the wake of a controversial general election. Georgian Dream candidate Mikheil Kavelashvili was sworn i…

Georgia inaugurates far-rightย ruling partyย loyalistย as new president

Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as president of Georgia on Sunday, cementing the ruling party’s grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the countryโ€™s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia….

Georgiaโ€™s pro-west president says she remains the โ€˜only legitimate presidentโ€™ as new leader sworn in

Salome Zourabichvili tells gathering protesters she will leave the presidential palace as far-right successor Mikheil Kavelashvili takes powerGeorgiaโ€™s pro-western president, Salome Zourabichvili, has said she will leave the palace but remains the coun…

Defiant and unwavering: Georgiaโ€™s president Salome Zourabichvili is focus for hope

Refusal to leave palace for successor backed by autocratic Georgian Dream party on day of departure stirs protestersIn Georgiaโ€™s turbulent political standoff, President Salome Zourabichvili has emerged as a defiant figure.Zourabichviliโ€™s role in Georgi…

Showdown in Georgia as pro-EU president refuses to step down

Salome Zourabichvili says she will continue to do her job, calling the inauguration of a new president “not valid.”

โ€˜Letโ€™s see who will be leavingโ€™: Georgiaโ€™s presidential standoff nears crunch point

Georgian Dream government threatens pro-west president with jail if she refuses to leave office on SundayAll eyes in Georgia are fixed on the elegant 19th-century Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi, where a defining moment looms. Who will occupy its halls on …

โ€˜Letโ€™s see who will be leavingโ€™: Georgiaโ€™s presidential standoff nears crunch point

Georgian Dream government threatens pro-west president with jail if she refuses to leave office on SundayAll eyes in Georgia are fixed on the elegant 19th-century Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi, where a defining moment looms. Who will occupy its halls on …

All eyes and hands on deck ahead of Croatiaโ€™s presidential elections

โ€œI do recognise the patterns: spread lies to put doubt in peopleโ€™s minds and primarily attack female politicians,” Geese told Euractiv
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