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It is better to discuss constitution 'indoors rather than on TV'

Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili, who criticizes several notes in the draft of the constitutional amendments, has rejected the offer of Parliament Chair Irakli Kobakahidze over holding live debates on TV over the issue. (more)

Parliament Speaker does not exclude possibility of delay for proportional elections

On June 19, Speaker of Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the Georgian government expressed its readiness to fully consider the recommendations put forward by the Venice Commission regarding the constitutional amendments. (more)

Congolese rebels demand release of their general in exchange of the captured Georgian

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Auditor General against political parties’ monitoring by his agency

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The News in Brief

"Over 200 Journalists Demand Release of Jailed Azerbaijani Reporter" (more)

Majority says constitutional monarchy ‘isn’t a bad idea’

Georgia’s Patriarch Ilia II has declared that Georgia had been run by monarchs for centuries, and it is worth the country considering becoming a constitutional monarchy. (more)

It is better to discuss constitution 'indoors rather than on TV'

Parliament Speaker does not exclude possibility of delay for proportional elections

Congolese rebels demand release of their general in exchange of the captured Georgian

Auditor General against political parties’ monitoring by his agency

The News in Brief

Majority says constitutional monarchy ‘isn’t a bad idea’

Georgia’s external trade up 15% in January-May

Azerbaijan’s non-oil economy grows

Georgian Words of the Day