On 19 May 2019, extraordinary mayoral elections will be held in Zugdidi, Khulo, Marneuli, Zestaponi, and Chiatura and a parliamentary by-election will be held in the Mtatsminda District of Tbilisi. In five municipalities, the total of 71 candid

 The Government of Adjara does not change its practice and sells its property through non-competitive processes. Transparency International Georgia analyzed the information received from the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Adjara on property

 The competition to select the director of the Public Broadcaster Adjara TV and Radio is underway. Nine people participate in the announced competition. The position has been vacant since April 2019 when then-Director Natia Kapanadze was dismiss

 The majority of municipalities in Imereti spend money on carrying out their delegated powers from their own budget. Funds, which are transferred by the central government to the local self-governments in order to exercise their delegated powers

 The process of reorganization of the municipal legal entities of Zugdidi, which started in January this year, has yet to be completed. The task force studying the work of the legal entities has not yet sent its final proposals regarding the reo

 The municipalities of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Region spent a total of GEL 1,434,627 for the funding of religious organizations in the period from January 2017 through February 2019. For the sake of comparison, the total amount issued by the

 In spite of a requirement of the legislation and public statements of highest officials of the authorities, the local self-government bodies have yet to receive agricultural and non-agricultural land and other property from the State. In a