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19.02.2009, 22:13
The Georgian opposition has set up around a dozen protest groups designed to prepare demonstrations against the rule of President Mikhail Saakashvili.
29.12.2008, 19:42
It's up to Georgia to resume diplomatic ties between Moscow and Tbilisi, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister has said. Andrey Denisov was commenting on relations between the two countries at a media conference in Moscow.
11.12.2008, 18:08
Georgia’s former Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili didn’t have to wait long for a new job. A week after her dismissal as FM, she has been appointed secretary of the National Security Council. Meanwhile, President Saakashvili has refused opposition calls
09.07.2009, 19:37
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The political stalemate in Georgia is taking a new twist. The Georgian government has recently worked out a draft law on manifestations – something which the opposition stands firmly against.
11.05.2009, 20:54
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A two-hour meeting between President Mikhail Saakashvili and the leaders of Georgia's opposition has yielded no results. This comes after a month of mass protests demanding he step down.
08.05.2009, 11:37
Georgia’s opposition has set up camp outside the Imedi TV station calling for attention to biased media coverage. In addition, they are threatening to block roads if Saakashvili doesn’t agree to talks in the next 3 days.
09.02.2009, 06:44
A blue-blood marriage in the Georgian capital Tbilisi has sparked rumours of the beginning of a new chapter in Georgia's history and the restoration of a constitutional monarchy.
01.04.2009, 03:40
Police in Georgia have detained opposition members who gathered near a restaurant in Tbilisi where President Mikhail Saakashvili was having dinner. Their mobile phones were thrown into the river.
11.04.2009, 15:34
Pressure is growing on Georgia’s president as the opposition is threatening civil disobedience. On Friday, protesters gathered near his residence, pelting it with carrots and cabbage, and calling him “a rabbit."
12.04.2009, 13:53
In Georgia, a group of some 50 men is said to have raided the opposition camp and press centre in front of the Parliament building in the capital Tbilisi.
Published: 24 February, 2009, 15:11
The Georgian opposition has presented President Saakashvili with an ultimatum: either he declares a referendum on a snap presidential election within ten days – or they will hold one themselves.
As a complete outsider I am unable to judge the amount of opposition to Saakashvili. Can someone answer that?