As Georgia votes, fears of a return to the authoritarianism of its Soviet past loom large | CNN
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In Georgia’s parliamentary election on Saturday the specter of authoritarianism looms large once again, as observers fear the governing Georgian Dream party may try to cling onto power.

Many observers fear the ruling Georgian Dream party will resort to anything to stay in power. It has buried the liberal values it espoused when it took office 12 years ago and effectively torpedoedGeorgia’s bid to join the European Union. Its founder, the secretive oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, has threatened to imprison his political rivals after the election and ban the main opposition party.

Under the country’s new proportional voting system, Khabeishvili of the UNM says Georgia’s fragmented opposition will have no trouble forming a coalition after the election. But he fears that Ivanishvili will seek to cling to power after an election loss.

  • humanspiral@lemmy.caEnglish
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    4 days ago

    More demonic US empire BS, as they tried in Venezuela this year, and successfully did in Ukraine since 2014.

    He claims Georgia is being controlled by a foreign “pseudo-elite” and that the opposition belongs to a “Global War Party” bent on dragging the country into conflict with Russia.

    He is dead right, and no one in Georgia should want to become the next Ukraine. The sooner you realize that “democracy” only counts if it enslaves you to US empire, the sooner you can hope to be free.

    • granolabar@kbin.melroy.org
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      4 days ago

      My man russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and is occupying 20% of the country.

      Wtf are you talking about?

      Learn some basic history