Georgians head to the polls in pivotal parliamentary election

26/10/2024 13:35 The Guardian

Voters will decide if Georgian Dream party, in power since 2012, will secure another four-years, having shifted the country closer to RussiaGeorgians have headed to the polls in a pivotal parliamentary election that could determine whether Georgia shifts away from its long-held western orientations towards stronger ties with the Kremlin.Voters will decide on Saturday whether the Georgian Dream (GD) party, which has been in power since 2012 and steered the country into a conservative course away from the west and closer to Russia, secures another four-year term. Continue reading...

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