Archil Sikharulidze – Georgian Municipal Elections 2025 | Ep 475, Sep 30, 2025

Georgian Municipal Elections 2025 | Ep 475, Sep 30, 2025
Conversations on Groong – Recorded on: September 28, 2025

Topics
* Municipal Elections & Tbilisi Politics
* Foreign Agent Law, One Year Later
* Georgian Perspectives on TRIPP

Guest
* Archil Sikharulidze

Hosts
* Hovik Manucharyan
* Asbed Bedrossian

00:00 Intro to show with Dr. Archil Sikharulidze
00:38 What are the stakes in the Georgian municipal elections?
05:45 Are opposition parties forming alliances against the ruling party?
07:49 Who is Kakha Kaladze and what are his policy views?
12:20 Are the Georgian Dream split-offs policy or personality driven?
16:12 Some Opposition parties are boycotting everything; how will that strategy work out?
21:30 On western sanctions on Georgian Dream leaders
26:29 How is the “foreign agent” law working out in Georgia?
33:45 What are Georgian perspectives on the TRIPP?
43:00 What’s different between Armenia & Georgia as regards Gov vs. Opp?
48:50 About Dr. Archil Sikharulidze

Episode 475 | Recorded: September 28, 2025


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