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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
    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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. GE
    Tina Bokuchava
    United National Movement
    1. I am confident that Georgians will choose for the European future.
  6. GE
    Giorgi Gakharia
    For Georgia
    1. The elections will decide whether Georgia will be democratic or authoritarian.
  7. GE
    Nikoloz "Nika" Gilauri
    Independent
    1. The government has finally removed its European mask.
  8. GE
    Gela Vasadze
    Georgian Strategic Analysis Centre
    1. Georgia's traditionally fractured opposition forces have managed to forge an unprecedented united front against Georgian Dream.
    2. What is at stake here is Georgian democracy. There is a real risk that the country becomes a one-party state. The Georgian Dream party has been pretty open about the direction it wants to go.
    3. Most Georgians have realised that the current government is dragging us back towards the Russian swamp and away from Europe, where Georgia truly belongs.

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.BBC
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.Al Jazeera
  5. 5.DW News
  6. 6.The New York Times
  7. 7.The Times
  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.Russian FederationRU
  2. 2.UkraineUA
  3. 3.ChinaCN
  4. 4.FranceFR
  5. 5.GermanyDE
  6. 6.United StatesUS

organizations

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

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.Josep BorrellES
  9. 9.Maka BochorishviliGE
  10. 10.Giorgi Kipshidze
  11. 11.Kornely KakachiaGE
  12. 12.Pawel Herczynski

technicals

  1. 1.Soviet Union
  2. 2.Christianity
  3. 3.Black Sea
  4. 4.Global War Party
  5. 5.Five-Day War
  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