By Veronika Malinboym
Wednesday, June 9
One of Georgias largest opposition parties, the United National Movement joined the Parliament session today after a six-month boycott. The party MPs did not, however, join the plenary session of the 10th Convocation of the Georgian Parliament, as they have only arrived during the break. Besides, upon their arrival, the party members learned that the discussion of the controversial amnesty bill had been postponed:
If they postpone it tomorrow, I will come again the day after, and if it is postponed again, I will come again the next day, said the leader of the United National Movement party Nika Melia.
Opposition United National Movement party enters Georgian Parliament
By Veronika Malinboym
Tuesday, June 1
Georgias major opposition United National Movement party will enter the parliament after a six-month boycott, chairman of the party, Nika Melia has announced. Melia added that despite its decision, the United National Movement party will still refrain from signing the EU-brokered agreement between the ruling party and the opposition. Melia also noted that the party will be joining the parliament because of its unwavering efforts to put an end to the oligarchy of the former leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Members of the UNM have stated on numerous occasions that the reason why the party refuses to sign the agreement proposed by the President of the European Council Charles Michel is because of the amnesty that it extended upon the partys leader Nika Melia, stating that amnesty implies some sort of guilt, while Nika Melia was just a poli
Opposition United National Movement (UNM) members will take up their parliamentary mandates after almost a six-month boycott, party chair Nika Melia has announced after the party’s political council meeting today.
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PM Garibashvili’s address to nation: ‘Today is not the time for division – it is the time for unification’
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said that amid the ‘challenges of the utmost importance’ Georgians ‘must all unite’ regardless of their political beliefs and views. Photo: PM s press office Agenda.ge, 23 Feb 2021 - 21:02, Tbilisi,Georgia
New Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has addressed the nation saying that Georgia’ has no time to lose’. ‘Today is not the time for division – it is the time for unification’, he stated.
Garibashvili who was confirmed prime minister yesterday said in his recent video address that amid the important challenges Georgia is facing nowadays, including the pandemic, ‘we must all unite’ regardless the political beliefs and views.