Adjara, as armed vehicles are patrolling Batumi. Photo by Batumelebi newspaper. Hopes for holding fair elections on March 28 in Adjara fade away as tensions increase in this restive region of Georgia.

Citizens in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara will elect a new, 30-seat Parliament during fresh elections, scheduled for June 20 th, according to a decision made by the Autonomy’s Interim Council.

BATUMI, Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Georgia — Emil Krupnik and ... One day before the March 28 parliamentary elections here, a reporter from the local radio station paid a visit to the ...