by Chris Blankenhorn | Nov 3, 2024 | Dispatches from Europe
In this October 29 interview, Alex Scrivener explains the political background and the high stakes in the October 26 parliamentary election, the allegations of extensive election fraud, and what could come next in this ongoing political crisis. Alex talks about the...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Oct 31, 2024 | Dispatches from Europe
Green politics in Georgia started out with a civic movement organization, the Greens Movement, during the late Soviet period in the late 1980s that was directly influenced by the emerging Green parties of Western Europe. The Greens Movement was an important force in...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Oct 29, 2024 | Dispatches from Europe
Georgian Opposition Takes to the Streets to Protest Stolen Election Monday, October 28 started in the morning with a call by Georgia’s independent President, Salome Zourabichvili, calling for people to protest outside the Georgia’s Parliament Building on that evening...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Oct 28, 2024 | Dispatches from Europe
By Howie Hawkins The officially announced results of the parliamentary election in the country of Georgia yesterday are in dispute. The ruling Georgia Dream party declared victory, while the four major opposition parties called the election stolen. With more than 99%...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Oct 27, 2024 | Dispatches from Europe
As Kermit the Frog famously said, “It’s not easy being Green.” That is true in Georgia as well as America. Georgian Greens are as familiar with Kermit’s lament as we are. Just to reinforce what I said in my last dispatch about how most Americans don’t know there is a...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Oct 26, 2024 | Dispatches from Europe
Why Am I in Georgia? I am in Georgia — the country, not the state. Most Americans don’t know there is a country called Georgia. When I had to call customer service to figure out why my phone wasn’t making calls in Georgia despite the international plan I bought before...