ZHVANIA'S TEAM SETS UP NEW FACTION
(Daily News: June 6, 2002)
Today Zurab Zhvania, the ex-speaker, and his supporters made an official statement about leaving both the party and faction of Citizens' Union of Georgia and setting up a new Democrats faction. Under the same name next week, Zhvaniaintends to form a political movement.
ZURAB ZHVANIA LEAVES CITIZENS' UNION FOR GOOD
(Daily News: June 5, 2002)
Today the information has spread that the ex-speaker Zurab Zhvania and his supporters have left the faction Citizens Union of Georgia (CUG).
Revaz Kipiani, the acting chairman of the faction, said 12 members had already left the faction.
MPS COMMENT ON RIGGING ELECTIONS
(Daily News: June 4, 2002)
While discussing the June 2 local election results, MPs pointed out that the falsification took place and demanded that votes be counted afresh.
An MP Giorgi Baramidze, a representative of Zurab Zhvania's (ex-speaker) team, said the elections were held under the pressure of the authorities.
PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF CITY SAKREBULO ELECTIONS
(Daily News: June 3, 2002)
According to provisional data in the June 2 elections the Laborist Party is leading (with a proportional system) with 25.59% of votes, National Movement comes second with 24.2%.
Then follows: New Rights - 11.52%, the Christian Conservatives - Zurab Zhvania's Team - 7.99%, Industrialists - 7.45%, Agordzineba - 21st century - 6.15%, Ertoba (Unity) - 4.01%.
NB PLANS TO SET UP PAYMENT SYSTEM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
(Daily News: May 31, 2002)
The project worked out by the National Bank (NB) aims to provide high efficiency and safety of a payment system, and create legal guarantees.
Regulations of the Payment System Management Committee, which has been submitted to interested bodies, are due to be considered in the second half of June.
POLITICAL PARTIES NAME PRIORITIES ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS
(Daily News: May 30, 2002)
Intellectuals' League says it will focus on social issues, protect teachers' rights, solve the problem of youth employment and take care of the handicapped and pensioners.
The alliance National Movement - Democratic Front promises to provide a budget growth by 25 million Lari, not specifying how it would do that.
PARTIES NAME THEIR PRIORITIES BEFORE LOCAL ELECTIONS
(Daily News: May 29, 2002)
Citizens' Union of Georgia (CUG) offers its electorate an active social development program. The party plans to double the city budget, promises to open two municipal clinics and double wages for teachers.
NB PREPARES MEASURES TO INTENSIFY BANKING CONTROL
(Daily News: May 27, 2002)
The document the National Bank (NB) is working out envisages introduction of a number of amendments to the law on commercial banks. In particular, special criteria to be introduced are going to please both the banks' leadership and members of the Supervisory Board as well as holders of no less than 5% of shares.
CEC REGISTRS CITIZENS' UNION LIST OF CANDIDATES INTRODUCED BY MAMALADZE'S TEAM
(Daily News: May 27, 2002)
Today the Central Election Commission (CEC) registered Citizens' Union (CU) list of candidates introduced by the team of Levan Mamaladze, the President's representative in the Kvemo Kartli region. 10 members of the committee voted "in favor", 2 were "against".
DISTRICT COURT PREFERS MAMALADZE'S TEAM TO ZHVANIA'S
(Daily News: May 21, 2002)
Yesterday in the late evening the Tbilisi district court granted supporters of Levan Mamaladze, the President's representative in the Kvemo Kartli region, the right to participate in the local elections on behalf of the Citizens Union (CU). Ex-speaker Zurab Zhvania's team has challenged this right by announcing the intention to appeal against the decision in the Supreme Court.
SOME LIKE IT HOT
(Weekly Press Digest: May 19, 2002)
Rezonansi notes the situation before the elections in the local authorities is becoming increasingly tense. According to the newspaper, almost all the parties believe to have moral right to participate in the elections and cheat the population.
PARLIAMENT APPROVES CANDIDATES FOR VICE-SPEAKERS
(Daily News: May 17, 2002)
Parliament confirmed candidates at a plenary session today. Although yesterday Parliament decided to increase the number of vice-speakers to 7, Zurab Tkemaladze, Industrialists' candidate stood down on the grounds it was not necessary to have so many vice-speakers.
PROCESS OF CONFIRMING DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN TBILISI ALMOST ENDED
(Daily News: May 16, 2002)
Today the Central Election Committee (CEC) confirmed a voting protocol on the composition of divisional committees. The decision will become legally effective on May 17 after the formal procedures are fulfilled.
BY THE END OF SUMMER THE BANKING SPHERE ETHICS CODE IS TO BE PREPARED
(Daily News: May 15, 2002)
At present the Association of the Commercial Banks and the National Bank are jointly working on the ethics code. The Association President Zurab Gvasalia told Sarke, the document that is being elaborated in Georgia for the first time would be ready by July-August.
CEC TO CONSIDER QUESTION OF DIVISIONAL COMMITTEES ON MAY 16
(Daily News: May 15, 2002)
Today the Tbilisi district court rejected a claim of three private individuals against the Central Election Committee (CEC). The decision is final and cannot be appealed.
PLANS TO UNITE FINANCE AND TAX REVENUES MINISTRIES CAUSED RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTERS, SAYS PRESIDENT
(Daily News: May 13, 2002)
Commenting at today's briefing on the recent resignation of the finance and tax revenues ministers Georgian President said he personally had nothing against them yet time had come to unite the Finance and Tax Revenues Ministries.
According to Eduard Shevardnadze, a new type of leader is to take charge of the Ministry and the Anti-corruption Council Secretary Mirian Gogiashvili seems to best suit this purpose.
PRE-ELECTION REGROUPINGS
(Weekly Press Digest: May 12, 2002)
The political situation several weeks before the elections (the local elections are scheduled on June 2) is extremely tense, Rezonansi writes, adding the opposing sides employ compromising materials during the pre-election campaign.
The newspaper notes the reformers’ team (of Ex-Speaker Zurab Zhvania) turned up in a rather difficult situation, which even more complicated last week.
PARLIAMENT SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S INITIATIVE TO UNITE FINANCE AND TAX REVENUES MINISTRIES
(Daily News: May 10, 2002)
Parliament approved today the proposal to unite the Finance and Tax Revenues Ministries with an overwhelming majority of votes. 155 deputies voted in favor, 2 - against.
PARLIAMENT COMMITTEES LEFT WITHOUT CHAIRMEN
(Daily News: May 10, 2002)
At today's Parliament session chairmen of 15 committees declared by turns their decision to step down, except for Defense and Security Committee head Giorgi Baramidze, who disagreed to resign voluntarily. The question was put to vote - 188 deputies voted in favor of his resignation, 27 - against.
RIFT WITHIN CITIZENS UNION WIDENS
(Daily News: May 10, 2002)
The Supreme court ruled against a claim of the ex-speaker Zurab Zhvania, thus leaving in force the decision of the Tbilisi district court on the suspension of activities of the Citizens' Union (CU) Organization Committee. KakhaAslanishvili, attorney of the ex-speaker's team, said they would appeal against the decision beyond Georgia's borders, in Strasbourg.
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