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Georgia’s president offers pardon to opposition leaders if they play along
(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The opposition party “Lelo for Strong Georgia” has announced its decision to participate in the October 4 local elections, splitting from a bloc of parties calling for an electoral boycott. The announcement came days after President Mikheil Kavelashvili offered to pardon jailed opposition leaders, including Lelo founders Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, if they participated in the elections. The timing of…
If they accept his proposal, Kavelashvili promises to release the heads of opposition parties and movements from prison. The corresponding statement of the partially recognized Georgian president is posted on his Facebook page. I invite all convicted politicians to appeal to me with a statement of pardon and in the same statement confirm their desire to participate in the elections. In the event of such an appeal, I will immediately issue an act…
GD President to Pardon Jailed Opposition Leaders, If They Pledge to Run in Local Elections - Civil Georgia
GD President Mikheil Kavelashvili declared readiness to pardon jailed opposition leaders, provided they pledge to run in local elections, slated for October 4, 2025. “It is crucial that all political parties registered according to the Georgian legislation and wishing to do so, take full-fledged participation in these elections. It is also important that all political parties can run a full election campaign,” Kavelashvili said in his July 4 sta…
Mikheil Kavelashvili offers convicted politicians to apply for pardon and confirm their desire to participate in the elections, in which case he will immediately issue an act of pardoning them. In a statement posted on the social network “Facebook”, Kavelashvili emphasizes that it is important for all political parties to fully participate in the October 4 local elections and for all parties to be able to conduct a full-fledged election campaign…
Mikheil Kavelashvili writes that he is ready to immediately issue a pardon to imprisoned opposition politicians, provided that they apply to him for pardon and confirm their desire to participate in the local self-government elections. “As the public is aware, specific leaders of several political parties are serving sentences in prisons in accordance with Georgian legislation. Given these circumstances, I suggest that all relevant convicted pol…
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