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Georgia faces critical election test as West and Russia vie for influence in country's EU bid

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Voters in Georgia are heading to the polls on October 26 to elect a new parliament, a vote that will have significant implications for the country's future and its potential path to European Union membership. The current government, led by Georgian Dream, is seeking to win a supermajority in parliament to implement a ban on the opposition party, which is pro-Western and supports EU membership. In contrast, the opposition parties are vying for a coalition government that could potentially revive Georgia's stalled bid to join the EU. Opinion polls indicate that the opposition has a strong chance of winning, which would be a significant blow to the current government's authoritarian leanings, which have shifted away from the West in recent years.

  1. GE
    Giorgi Gakharia
    For Georgia
    1. The elections will decide whether Georgia will be democratic or authoritarian.
  2. GE
    Tina Khidasheli
    Georgia Republican Party
    1. The government is openly pledging to transform Georgia into a one-party state – a move unprecedented in modern Georgian history.
  3. GE
    Bidzina Ivanishvili
    Georgian Dream
    1. The global war party is a very powerful force with many resources. It confronts the world with LGBTQ propaganda and influences many bureaucrats in developing countries.
  4. GE
    Irakli Kobakhidze
    Georgian Dream
    1. By 2030, we will become a member of the European Union — with dignity, with respect for Christianity, the Church, morality, independence and sovereignty.
  5. GE
    Maka Bochorishvili
    Georgian Dream
    1. I don't think anybody can guarantee Georgia's security today.
    2. We are not members of Nato, we don't have that umbrella over our head. The last war of 2008 was not long ago.
    3. For 12 years we have an opposition that questions the legitimacy of Georgia's government constantly. And that's absolutely not a normal situation.
  6. GE
    Nikoloz "Nika" Gilauri
    Independent
    1. The government has finally removed its European mask.
  7. GE
    Tina Bokuchava
    United National Movement
    1. I am confident that Georgians will choose for the European future.
  8. GE
    Thorniké Gordadzé
    French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs
    1. This policy allowed Ivanishvili to establish total control over the judicial system and the security apparatus, to purge his coalition of the least obedient elements, and to hold elections in an increasingly undemocratic way without really being denounced by Brussels.
    2. The major political orientations of the [Georgian Dream] party depend to a very large extent on safeguarding the financial and personal interests of Mr Ivanishvili, who manages the party like his company and its members like his employees.
    3. For years, Ivanishvili made pledges to both the Russians and the West, while at the same time strengthening his grip on Georgian institutions and the economy.

Russia-Georgia Ties

  1. Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia's president
  2. Georgia elects Mikheil Kavelashvili as president, raising concerns over country's alignment with European Union
  3. Georgia Protests Continue Amid Government Decision to Delay EU Membership Bid

sources

  1. 1.France 24
  2. 2.DW News
  3. 3.BBC
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.The New York Times
  6. 6.The Times
  7. 7.Al Jazeera
  8. 8.South China Morning Post
  9. 9.The Times of India
  10. 10.Le Monde
  11. 11.Agence France-Presse
  12. 12.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.Russian Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Protests
  3. 3.Authoritarianism
  4. 4.Espionage
  5. 5.European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen
  6. 6.Electoral Fraud
  7. 7.Freedom of the press
  8. 8.Hungary under Viktor Orbán
  9. 9.Enlargement of the European Union

countries

  1. 1.ChinaCN
  2. 2.GermanyDE
  3. 3.FranceFR
  4. 4.Russian FederationRU
  5. 5.UkraineUA
  6. 6.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Georgian DreamGE
  2. 2.European Union
  3. 3.Krem­linRU
  4. 4.United National Movement
  5. 5.Edison Research
  6. 6.Akhali
  7. 7.Georgian Institute of Politics
  8. 8.Coalition for ChangeGE
  9. 9.D:Ream
  10. 10.Georgian Young Lawyers' Association
  11. 11.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  12. 12.Atlantic CouncilUS

persons

  1. 1.Bidzina IvanishviliGE
  2. 2.Mikheil Saakashvili
  3. 3.Salome ZourabichviliGE
  4. 4.Ghia NodiaGE
  5. 5.Irakli KobakhidzeGE
  6. 6.Tina BokuchavaGE
  7. 7.Gela VasadzeGE
  8. 8.Giorgi Kipshidze
  9. 9.Josep BorrellES
  10. 10.Maka BochorishviliGE
  11. 11.Damien Hirst
  12. 12.Elene Kiknadze

technicals

  1. 1.Soviet Union
  2. 2.Christianity
  3. 3.Black Sea
  4. 4.Five-Day War
  5. 5.Global War Party
  6. 6.Pride
  7. 7.Russia-Ukraine War
Georgia faces critical election test as West and Russia vie for influence in country's EU bid