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Detained ex-leader Saakashvili says 'freedom' at stake in Georgia vote

The former president's arrest has considerably raised the stakes in Saturday's vote, seen as a test for the increasingly unpopular ruling party Georgian Dream.

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Georgia's ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili arrested upon return

The south Caucasus nation's ex-leader, detained upon his return from exile, has called for people to vote against the ruling party in this weekend's local elections.

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Georgia's ex-President faces arrest if he returns for local elections

Mikheil Saakashvili, who is based in Ukraine, says he plans to return to Georgia to help "save the country".

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Euroviews. Georgia is still a long way off showing it adheres to EU values | View

"The recent violence in Tbilisi against a planned gay pride parade and some journalists reporting the event, one of whom has now died, show just how far Georgia still needs to go to adopt EU and UK values."

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Georgia: Thousands demand president resigns over journalist's death

Cameraman Alexander Lashkarava was beaten by a mob while covering an anti-LGBT march.

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Georgia and EU celebrate political agreement exclusively on Euronews

After mediation from the EU's Charles Michel, Georgia's future now firmly looks to Europe. The Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili, alongside the European Council, chose Euronews as the platform of choice to celebrate the news.

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Euroviews. Georgia's future is European | View

Georgia's president Salome Zourabichvili and European Council president Charles Michel hail the deal they say has ended the country's political crisis.

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Georgia frees jailed opposition leader Nika Melia after EU posts bail

Melia was arrested in February after police stormed the headquarters of the main opposition party, sparking international criticism and aggravating the political situation within the country.

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Opposition parties in Georgia sign deal to end political crisis

Several opposition parties have agreed to enter parliament, which they had been boycotting since elections last year.

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Protesters gather in Georgia over opposition leader's arrest

Protesters gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia over the arrest earlier in the week of opposition leader Nika Melia.

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Georgian police arrest opposition leader Nika Melia after storming HQ

Shortly afterward, they sprayed tear gas and forced their way into a room that had been barricaded by Melia and his supporters.

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Georgian police storm opposition HQ to arrest leader Nika Melia

Melia, chairman of the United National Movement, is accused of organising “mass violence” during anti-government protests in 2019.

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Irakli Gharibashvili set to return as Georgia's prime minister

It comes after the surprise resignation of Giorgi Gakharia this week.

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Georgia's ruling party appoints new PM amid calls for fresh elections

The governing Georgian Dream party selected the defence minister to take over as prime minister following the sudden resignation of Giorgi Gakharia over the attempts to detain an opposition leader.

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Georgia's parliament passes amnesty law to release 1,500 prisoners

"The opposition claims Georgia Dream passed this law as a payback to the criminal world for the help they got during the election. In the past criminals have helped the ruling party by pressuring people during the campaign," claims former minister Thorniké Gordadze.

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Thousands rally outside Georgia's parliament in protest at election

The ruling Georgian Dream party, led by the nation's richest man, narrowly won the October 31 parliamentary vote that opposition parties say was rigged.

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Georgia set for more protests amid claims of vote-rigging in election

The ruling Georgian Dream party won with around 48% of the vote, but the opposition movement has cried foul.

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Georgia's ruling party wins parliamentary vote, opposition cries foul

The electoral commission said on Sunday that the ruling Georgian Dream party had gathered more than 48 per cent of the vote, but the opposition has accused it of "blatantly stealing the election".

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Why Georgia's elections could be make or break for its democracy

With a return of heavyweight politicians, a global pandemic, malign external influences and the inauguration of a newly-reformed electoral system, Georgia's parliamentary elections are set to be a crucial test for the country.

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Euroviews. Georgia’s potential at risk because of creeping Russian influence and private interests ǀ View

With elections looming at the weekend, Georgia's political and economic progress to date could be at the stake as it comes under increasing pressure from private interests and malign Russian influence.