People need time, not slogans 2009-11-30 14:52 The experts seemed to be wrong when saying that the Georgian people were tired of the protest actions. Although the autumn events were not attended by a great number of people they were held rather often. Besides, the focus was shifted from political demands to the economical ones. At last, the opposition started offering social and economical programs. Nino Burdzhanadze, head of Democratic Movement – United Georgia has presented her economy saving plan, which was described to GeorgiaTimes by expert Tejmuraz Murgulia.

Difficult Conversation with Compatriots 2009-11-26 23:56 The ex Premier of Georgia, now leader of the opposition movement «For a Fair Georgia» Zurab Nogaideli, has just met his compatriots in Moscow. He was invited to the “Open Conversation” discussion club by the President of the Alliance of Georgians in Russia Mikhail Khubutia. The meeting turned out to be remarkable. Questions could be asked not only by journalists but ordinary people who are not used to calibrating phrases and are not taught diplomacy skills.

Georgia in Pursuit of a Lost Dream 2009-11-25 22:51 The main dream and the main promise of the Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili is the entry of his country into the North Atlantic community is unrealizable. And if all this year Georgian experts and analysts just supposed that after the August war Georgia had no whistle for a NATO membership, but now it is more than evident.

Post-Revolution Solitude 2009-11-24 20:39 The celebrations of the sixth anniversary of the “revolution of roses” in Tbilisi are over. This time they happened to be without traditional Georgian extravagances and pomposity. And even without foreign guests. Now, after the celebration of the «revolution of roses», one can only note: the fight for power is going on in Georgia.

Revolution of Roses: Sad Result 2009-11-23 22:57 Georgia is celebrating the sixth anniversary of the «Revolution of Roses». This is not a long period. Maybe only our children will be able to evaluate what happened. So far only one thing can be said: citizens fascinated with the bloodless revolution and with dreams of change felt the thorns of the «rose revolution» too soon. For somebody today’s celebrations are moving, for somebody tragical, but for the majority this is a religious holiday of Giorgoba that is revered regardless of one’s political creed.

Authorities leave the middle opposition at the bottom of the ladder 2009-11-20 17:31 The Georgian politics has long been developing on the basis of paradoxes that generally lead to conflicts. At present, another turn of confrontation is coming against the background of political lull. Unlike in spring, the opposition is calling upon the ruling majority to get down to the negotiating table to reform the electoral code and is already accusing the authorities of developing another scheme of fixing the elections.

Children Are Children Even in Ossetia 2009-11-19 18:44 Some Georgian teenagers will have to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Ossetian prison. Unless the international community that has stood up staunchly for them will receive a rebate. The unfairness of foreign politicians rouses indignation in Ossetian mothers. The youngest of the children kidnapped by Georgians a year ago was just 15 years old, but that crime did not draw any response of the UN, PACE and other structures of the kind. It seems that Western compassion is somewhat selective.

Parliament Can Lose Opposition Again 2009-11-18 16:33 Georgian parliamentarians cannot get through the history. The Parliament Committee for the Investigation of the Death of the First Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia has come to a dead-lock right after starting its activity. A deputy of the party in power Bejan Khuridze said he would stop his work if the committee was not given the status of a court of inquiry. A son of the first president Konstantin Gamsakhurdia filed the same claim before.

Bringing to justice for scandal around the Georgian special services 2009-11-17 23:42 The person suspected of a leakage of information about an unsuccessful provocative act made by the Georgian special services is facing a legal procedure. The point at issue is the staged shooting at Lekh Kachinski and Mikhail Saakashvili near the border of South Ossetia last November. The Prosecutor’s Office believes that the secret information was disclosed to the media by former Head of the Polish President’s Administration Peter Kovnatski (see photo).