Georgian lawmakers elect Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as country’s new president on Saturday amid protests over the country’s EU accession talks.
Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and demanded the resignation of its leader over an unpopular investment agreement with Moscow.
Georgian parliamentary speaker Shalva Papuashvili signed a "family values" bill into law, curbing LGBT rights, just weeks before a high-stakes parliamentary election.
The EU may consider to temporarily suspend its visa-free regime with Georgia if the parliamentary election in the country is not free, fair and peaceful, the bloc ambassador to Tbilisi said on Friday.
Georgia's ruling party on Tuesday selected Bidzina Ivanishvili, who is widely believed to be the country's most influential figure, as its lead candidate for a parliamentary election on Oct 26.
Georgia's parliament on Thursday gave its initial approval to a set of bills containing sweeping curbs on LGBT rights, including bans on the "propaganda" of same-sex relationships
