Treason or Opportunity – Opposition Squabbles over Municipal Elections - Civil Georgia

Joint opposition platform proposed for Tbilisi in local elections

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Mamuka Khazaradze, founder of the opposition party Lelo, calls for a unified opposition front in the upcoming local elections in the capital, Tbilisi, aiming to challenge the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party. A recent opinion polls showed that the around two thirds of Tbilisians would support the opposition, but due to the internal disagreements among them, GD is likely to still secure a win in the opposition s…

Treason or Opportunity – Opposition Squabbles over Municipal Elections - Civil Georgia

Less than four months before Georgia’s municipal vote on October 4, the opposition groups, which are currently boycotting the parliament, are debating whether to participate. The rift is widening between those who think it is pointless to enter the race, bound to be unfair, and those who believe they must use every opportunity to challenge the ruling party. The debate intensified after some opposition figures and pundits said they could wrest co…