#saakashvili

  • #Fact-checking #Saakashvili: Claims true – up to a point
    http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/fact-checking-saakashvili-claims-true-up-to-a-point-397654.html

    Odesa Oblast Governor Mikheil Saakashvili on Sept. 3 lashed out at Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and the government he leads in an interview with Channel 5, owned by President Petro Poroshenko.

    The former Georgian president accused the Cabinet of Ministers and Yatsenyuk personally of sabotaging reforms and lobbying for oligarchs’ interests.

    In three more specific claims, Saakashvili accused the Cabinet of protecting the head of the State Aviation Service, whom he said had taken decisions in favor of billionaire Igor Kolomoisky’s Ukraine International Airlines. He then accused the government of blocking Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavicius’ attempts to dismiss the heads of two state enterprises. And last, he alleged the Cabinet had foiled his plans to reform Odesa’s notoriously corrupt customs service.

    Yatsenyuk countered on Sept. 4 that Saakashvili’s accusations were unfounded and claimed that the Cabinet had approved the governor’s requests.

    We are all in one team here. I understand his emotions because he bears all the responsibility for Odesa Oblast,” Yatsenyuk said. “But it is inappropriate for an ex-president to bring unfounded charges against the government.

    The Kyiv Post decided to dig deeper into four of Saakashvili’s claims, and see if there was any substance to them.

    Claim 1: The Yatsenyuk Cabinet has protected the head of the State Aviation Service.
    […]
    The Verdict: True

    Claim 2: The Cabinet is blocking attempts to dismiss the heads of some state enterprises.
    […]
    The Verdict: True – technically. But while the head of at least one enterprise is indeed still in his job, the Kyiv Post couldn’t find proof that the reason was because of cronyism among Yatsenyuk’s political allies.

    Claim 3: The Yatsenyuk Cabinet is foiling Saakashvili’s plans to reform Odesa’s customs service.
    […]
    The Verdict: Somewhat true. While not sabotaging the plan per se, the Cabinet appears to be meddling by moving the goalposts, making it more difficult for the reform to achieve its aims.

    Claim 4: Yatsenyuk is in the thrall of the nation’s biggest oligarchs.
    […]
    The Verdict: Not proven. Direct ties between Ukraine’s oligarchs and politicians are hard to pin down.

  • #Saakashvili attempts a #Napoleon in #Odessa !!!!

    Petro #Poroshenko’s decision to appoint #Georgia’s disgraced former President as Governor of the Odessa region just might be his most bizarre move yet. Mikhail Saakashvili is a wanted criminal suspect in his homeland.

    When the pro-Euromaidan activist Maxim Eristavi tweeted on Friday that Mikhail Saakashvili was to become Odessa’s new Governor, the Twittersphere didn’t seem to know whether shock or amusement was the most appropriate reaction. However, on closer inspection, the move isn’t such a surprise after all. There are myriad reasons why Saakhasvili would find Odessa’s top job attractive and equally as many why Poroshenko is most likely delighted to send him there.

    http://rt.com/op-edge/263565-saakashvili-odessa-governor-napoleon

    Et pourquoi pas #Kadyrov ?

  • Minister: #Saakashvili will go from Georgian president to Odesa governor
    http://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv-post-plus/minister-saakashvili-will-go-from-georgian-president-to-odesa-governor-389

    In another move to curtail the influence of billionaire oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, President Petro Poroshenko is expected to name ex-Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili as governor of Odesa Oblast.

    Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Ihor Shevchenko said in a Facebook post on May 29 that the Cabinet of Ministers recommended the appointment of Saakashvili to the strategic oblast. Saakashvili has been a top adviser to Poroshenko.

    The final decision is up to the president of Ukraine, as stipulated by the Constitution,” Shevchenko wrote. There was no official announcement from the president’s website late on May 29.

    Shevchenko told the Kyiv Post that Saakashvili would be a good appointment “in any place, because he is a meritocrat” and that the change is in the best interests of Ukraine.

    Odesa Oblast is one of Ukraine’s most difficult regions because of its history of corruption as well as its strategic location as the top Black Sea port, no doubt coveted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

    #Odessa

    • Il se dit qu’ils l’ont choisi exprès parce qu’il n’a pas de « réseau » dans le secteur et donc pourra plus facilement échapper aux presions, et ne sera pas tenté de tomber dans le cycle de la « coruption » (c’est-à-dire soigner ses amis).

      Mais il va sans doute très vite avoir beaucoup de nouveaux amis". Il faudra qu’il choisisent bien !

  • A Crucial Election in Georgia - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

    http://carnegieendowment.org/2012/09/11/crucial-election-in-georgia/drlp

    Thomas de Waal September 11, 2012

    Georgia Elections Georgia’s parliamentary election on October 1 will be its most important since the disputed polls of 2003 which led to the Rose Revolution and the subsequent election of Mikheil Saakashvili as president. The governing party, the United National Movement (UNM), is seeking to win a majority for a third time. The emergence of the Georgian Dream coalition led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili poses the most credible challenge yet to the elite that has governed Georgia for more than eight years.

    #géorgie #caucase #élections #saakashvili