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How are millions made with the ruling party’s backing?

Former MP Iasha Shervashidze and his business partners donated GEL 345,000 to Georgian Dream.

The timing coincides with them receiving state-owned land in Batumi without competition and launching 33-storey construction projects.
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🔸 GEL 178 million allocated to politically connected businesspeople through the “Preferential Agrocredit” program;
🔸 The closure of the airspace over Abastumani for the benefit of Bidzina Ivanishvili.

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🔎 As of May 30, 2026, 315 alleged cases of elite corruption have been documented, involving more than 257 current and former high-ranking officials affiliated with Georgian Dream.
In the last six months alone, 33 new alleged cases of elite corruption have been identified. ⬇️

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Some of them include:
🔸 Unexplained assets linked to Levan Zhorzholiani;
🔸 Problematic construction permits issued to individuals connected to Kakha Kaladze;
🔸 GEL 10.4 million in public tenders awarded to a company owned by the son of Viktor Japaridze;
🔸 GEL 250 million received from the state budget by “Ili Group”;

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Why was the case of 8 political leaders closed to the public?

The case is being heard by Tamar Makharoblidze- a judge who, before donning the robe, spoke directly using government talking points and judged the defendants in advance, publicly.

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📣Over the last 4 years, the salaries of deputies of ministers and mayors have already increased by 46%. For example, the salary of the Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi rose from 6,765 to 9,840 GEL.
However, it seems that even a salary of nearly 10,000 GEL is not enough: under the new draft law, these officials will be able to take an additional 3.5 months' salary per year in the form of a cash reward and bonus.
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📢Why is the trial of 8 opposition leaders being kept secret?
There is not a single piece of relevant and plausible evidence in the 45-volume prosecution case, but finding justice was never the goal of this process. Instead of evidence, the case includes media sources, Facebook statuses, and disconnected financial documents.
It is no coincidence that in parallel with this criminal case, the ruling party is demanding the ban of the 4 most influential parties in the Constitutional Court.
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📢Under the new draft law, deputies of ministers and mayors will be able to receive an additional 3.5 months' salary per year on top of their guaranteed pay.
Nowhere in the law does it state for what specific merit the official should receive this money. Consequently, there is a high risk that the reward will be issued solely on political grounds.
Since there are no rules for evaluating work performance, it turns out that the system is buying the partisan devotion and loyalty of its officials directly with our—the citizens'—money.
This change officially restores a practice that was banned in 2017 precisely because of corruption risks.
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ℹ️Donors associated with the construction and development company "Alliance Group" — Besik Jghenti, Temur Bitsadze, and Nikoloz Tevzadze — donated a total of 150,000 GEL to "Georgian Dream" between March 26 and 30, 2026. In total, the group has transferred 913,000 GEL to the party.
Companies associated with these donors have received the following:
🔹2024: A construction permit for 27,431 sq.m. near Lisi Lake for "Alliance Lisi" LLC.
🔹2021-2023: The purchase of 21,000 sq.m. of state-owned land in Kobuleti through privatization at non-competitive auctions by "Gonio 2020" LLC.
🔹2021: A 600 sq.m. land plot in Gonio, handed over by the Government of Adjara via direct sale for 1 GEL.
🔹2022: A 1 million GEL agricultural subsidy for "Geoblueberry" LLC.

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Current MPs are also involved: Gocha Enukidze and Giorgi Khakhubia directly own stakes in oil depots and fish-processing enterprises.
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Where do Georgian officials go after leaving office? It turns out the Port of Poti has become the perfect retirement fund and business incubator for political insiders.
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Ports and terminals are controlled by former mayors and even sitting members of parliament. For example, former Poti mayor Gocha Kurdghelia is now the director of Caucasian Metals Terminal, a company owned through a Cyprus-based offshore structure.

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The sea may belong to everyone in theory, but in practice, its resources will remain in the hands of party donors for many years to come.
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Only five companies hold strategic fishing licenses in the Black Sea, and the state extended these rights directly until 2036, without any public auction.
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The owners of these companies donated a total of GEL 1,357,100 to the ruling party and its presidential candidate. This closed elite circle includes the family of Georgian Dream MP Giorgi Khakhubia, alongside influential millionaires.

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🔹 In 2020, the company also purchased a 106,000 sq.m. area in Marneuli from the state through privatization for 674,000 GEL — at 6.40 GEL per sq.m.
🔹 Abramishvili’s companies also hold 10 licenses for sand and gravel extraction.
🔹 In 2012, Abramishvili also donated 7,000 GEL to the United National Movement.

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🚨 Businessman Roman Abramishvili’s companies have won 58.2 million GEL in state tenders, while Abramishvili himself has donated a total of 416,000 GEL to the ruling party.

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🔹 On February 10, 2026, Abramishvili donated 60,000 GEL to the party.
🔹 Since 2015, his company, “G&K Technology” LLC, has won 58.2 million GEL in state tenders from the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure and “Georgian Amelioration” LLC.
🔹 Of this amount, 14 million GEL in tenders was awarded after 2025.