CAUCASUS REPORT: Georgian Opposition Skeptical About Amending Constitution (rferl.org)

Following the inconclusive May 11 talks between Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and four prominent opposition leaders, the opposition has modified its tactics, lifting its blockade of traffic in front of the office of the Georgian Public Broadcaster on a major Tbilisi thoroughfare. At the same time, it holds fast to its previous demands that Saakashvili should resign.

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Written and edited by analyst Liz Fuller, the "Caucasus Report" blog will offer the sort of in-depth analysis that was the hallmark of the "RFE/RL Caucasus Report." It also aims, to borrow a metaphor from Tom de Waal, to act as a smoke-detector, focusing attention on potential conflict situations and crises throughout the region. You can contact Liz at carlsone@rferl.org.