Georgia at a turning point: a vote to choose between East and West


This article was originally published in English

Saturday’s legislative elections in the former Soviet republic see pro-Russians and pro-Europeans pitted against each other.

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Georgians called to the polls to choose between pro-Russians and pro-Europeans.

The former Soviet republic of four million inhabitants is a turning point.

The ruling Georgian Dream party has ruled the country since 2012.

The pro-European opposition accuses the government of taking an authoritarian turn and maneuvering to reconnect Georgia’s destiny with Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Last spring, the government passed a law on “foreign influence” directly copied from Russian legislation to suppress dissenting voices.

Three weeks before the election, Georgian Dream promulgated a law restricting the rights of LGBT+ people.

Georgia left Moscow’s orbit after the fall of the USSR.

Thirty three years later, Russia maintains troops in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, two separatist regions of Georgia.

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