Thursday, May 16, 2024

Georgian opposition member says government is intimidating protesters May 15, 2024 at 11:17PM

Dimitri Chikovani, who is a member of Georgia's opposition United National Movement (UNM) and actively protests against a controversial new law, stated that he was attacked by five people last week. He blamed the government for trying to intimidate opponents. Mass protests have been occurring in the capital city of Tbilisi for the past month.

Irish PM's party level with Sinn Fein in poll for first time since 2021 May 15, 2024 at 10:43PM

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris' Fine Gael and Sinn Fein were tied in an opinion poll for the first time in nearly three years on Thursday. This could be a setback to the opposition party's aspirations of governing. According to The Irish Times/Ipsos B&A survey conducted three weeks before local polls and less than a year before the next parliamentary election.