My article about the interconnection of football and protests in Georgia and the country's quest for the European future. Thank you very much for your consistent interest in Georgia, ⁦Emerging Europe⁩, ⁦Craig Turp-Balazs⁩! 🇬🇪🇪🇺 emerging-europe.com/voices/footbal…

🇬🇪As the Georgian parliamentary elections approach, we’re witnessing Georgian Dream (GD) becoming more and more and more unhinged and aggressive in its rhetoric against the opposition. 🧵They try to demoralize voters and lay the groundwork for potential election rigging. 1/25

In case anyone needs a reminder, these people didn't go home because they got tired or lost faith. They are giving the regime the last chance to back off peacefully and are eagerly waiting for the elections, closely observing the process. Ready to defend their votes if needed.

We just getting started. #Georgia 4-1 #Czechia 🇬🇪⚽️🇨🇿 #UEFANationsLeague 🥳✊🏼🎊 (yes, I’m still trying to work💻🙃)

#UEFANationsLeague ⚽️🇬🇪v🇨🇿 #Georgia 4-1 #Czechia. Tbilisi after the game. We are having a good evening. 🥳🎊✊🏼🇬🇪🇬🇪⚽️ Festive mood in here.

Tbilisi centre right now, after #Georgia beat #Czechia 4-1 in the #UEFANationsLeague. ⚽️🇬🇪🇨🇿🎊

Just a walk on Rustaveli Avenue after #Georgia beat #Czechia 4-1 in the #UEFANationsLeague in home ground. Tbilisi stayed in festive mood even some hours after the game ended. ⚽️🇬🇪v🇨🇿🎊🔊

According to Transfermarkt, during the summer transfer window period, Giorgi Mamardashvili’s profile was the most visited from all goalkeepers in the world, on the famous site. Both Kvaratskhelia and Mamardashvili are became very popular top football players.⚽️🇬🇪 #Georgia

Two hours after the game ended. This is how we celebrated #Georgia’s 4-1 victory over #Czechia in the #UEFANationsLeague, in Freedom Square. Tbilisi stayed festive even some hours after the game. A few hundred high five in the evening and many more videos.. ⚽️🇬🇪v🇨🇿🎊🔊

How pity that GD cannot come out with anything new, not in their attacking propaganda, let alone to provide any positive to Georgia. Same old “the past, all UNM” and same way of stuck like how Orbán campaign for 15 years in 🇭🇺 with the same “all opp. is the left, the past gov’s”.

It got me two weeks to arrange for my Polish friend who follows Hungarian politics closely, to get in contact with his favourite 🇭🇺 politician, who once was one of the most popular in 🇭🇺 for many years. Hope to see the pics of the meeting soon. This effectiveness for my issues?..

We are getting there, both Ivanishvili and Orbán forced to return more actively to domestic politics. In #Georgia, competitive coalitions stood up, and in #Hungary, the Tisza Party is within 5% to Fidesz in new polls. We will win!🇬🇪🇭🇺🇪🇺 📸w since MEP Magyar from the campaigns.

Well, with and through Georgian Dream, Russia is pretty much intervenes as an insider and not as an external interference.

It’s a Coalition 4 Change 🇬🇪🇪🇺 landslide in Twitter/X polls! 😤

Maybe built by Hungarians, but finalized by Georgians in the past years. Writings usually end with this, now it’s how this new chapter starts: Sincerely Yours, Georgia🇬🇪,✍🏼 Fellow EU citizens and governments, you better give the attention to #GeorgiaElections2024 and #Georgia❗️🔊

What an honor! Orban Vektor Pride Minister if Hungry just changed back his name to “Vektor” because of my wish. Dear Mr. Orbán Viktor, why can’t you be this nice to me? - you can be nice enough to step down and go away and take with you all your spiritual relatives, especially Bidzina.

Our Europe does not yield to leaders who seek to undermine democracy. Having our former colleagues Anna Júlia Donáth and Katalin Cseh in Strasbourg with us is a highly significant symbol for our Renew Europe family. Dear Momentum friends, welcome home. 🇭🇺🇪🇺

NEW!!!! Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to take up the S. 4425, Georgian People's Act in a matter of days. It will be marked up next Wed and is expected to be discussed/voted within a few weeks, Senate sources tell me #StandWithGeorgianPeople