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A nation torn between Russia, the West: Your simple guide to Georgia’s vote

Experts say that Saturday’s elections will define where the Caucasus nation’s geopolitical future lies.

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Georgia Votes In Crucial Test For Democracy, EU Ambitions

Georgians go to the polls on Saturday in watershed elections widely seen as decisive for the fate of the country's fledgling democracy and European aspirations.

International Business Times

Bidzina Ivanishvili: The Tycoon Ruling Georgia Behind The Scenes

When Georgia's richest man first burst into politics 12 years ago, he vowed to "astonish Europe" with the democracy he would bring to the Black Sea nation.

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Georgia's Parliamentary Election: Struggle For European Integration

Georgia's crucial parliamentary election and foreign policy dilemmas amid EU aspirations and ties with Russia.

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Watershed moment as Georgia goes to polls in tussle between Russia and west

Observers say country’s democratic future hanging in balance after Moscow-aligned ruling party’s threats to ban opposition

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Georgia set for tense elections as voters choose between Russia and EU

Elections in Georgia on Saturday will pit pro-Western opposition forces against a ruling party that is increasingly under Russian influence. While polls indicate that opposition parties may be able to form a winning coalition, experts fear that the ruling party may attempt to cling to power.

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Georgia probes alleged plot to overthrow government

State intelligence agency claims ‘former officials’ also planned to assassinate governing party head Ivanishvili.

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Georgia is on the frontline of the struggle between Russia and the west. Will its democracy survive?

As the repressive government turns towards Moscow, elections in October may be the last chance to secure a path to the EU, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK

Angered by Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law, young protesters try new tactic

Young demonstrators fight on ahead of October elections in a bid to exhaust the administration behind the measure.

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‘They won’t silence us’: beaten Georgia activist says protests will continue

Zuka Berdzenishvili says opposition is pinning its hopes on October elections, amid attacks on government critics

The Guardian - UK

‘Shouldn’t we be proud?’: new Stalin statues symbolise Georgia’s battle to control the past as well as the present

Trend is being linked to Kremlin-inspired ‘foreign influence’ bill that has led to huge street protests

The Guardian - UK

‘Georgia is now governed by Russia’: how the dream of freedom unravelled

‘Foreign agents’ law just one of many moves made back towards Moscow while the west looked the other way

The Guardian - UK

Bidzina Ivanishvili: Georgia’s billionaire ‘puppet master’ betting the house on Moscow

As Georgians rally against an illiberal new law seen as a tilt to the Kremlin, its oligarch sponsor may consider it essential self-defence

The Guardian - UK

Why has Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill caused so much protest and anger?

The law, now passed, which places restrictions on organisations with overseas funding, will damage civil society, say critics

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Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill: What’s the controversy about? What’s next?

The ‘Russia law’ will make it hard for Georgia to join European Union, argue protesters, the US and Baltic states.

The Guardian - UK

US warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west

Official suggests US funding could be pulled as new ‘Kremlin-inspired’ law provokes mass protests

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Georgian lawmakers approve 'foreign agents' bill, as country braces for more protests

The bill faces a likely veto from Georgia's president, which parliament can override. Protesters who oppose the measure say it is modeled on a Russian law used to clamp down on dissent.

France 24

Georgia protest against ‘Russian law’ draws tens of thousands in Tbilisi

Around 50,000 protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday at a rally against a controversial foreign influence bill, dubbed "the Russian law", and backed by the Georgian government. Critics say the bill is inspired by a law in Russia that has been used to clamp down on dissent.

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International Business Times

Thousands Rally In Tbilisi Against 'Foreign Influence' Bill

Thousands of protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday at a rally against a controversial "foreign influence" bill backed by the Georgian government and likened to Russian laws silencing dissent.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on Georgia protests: as police fire teargas in Tbilisi, the EU must show Putin it means business

Georgia’s brutal crackdown is aimed at torpedoing the population’s accesssion hopes

Al Jazeera

‘No to the Russian law!’ Georgia protesters demand a ‘European future’

Violence has rocked Tbilisi as angry citizens fear Georgia will fall into ‘enemy hands’.

France 24

Georgia's next election will be referendum for or against Europe: President Zourabichvili

Georgia has erupted in protest once again, as the ruling Georgian Dream party pursues a "foreign agents" bill in parliament – something that has left a question mark hanging over the country’s European ambitions. The EU granted the ex-Soviet nation candidate status to join the bloc last December. We speak…

The Guardian - UK

Georgia condemned for crackdown on protesters opposing ‘foreign agents’ bill

EU leads calls for halt to escalating violence after police use water cannon, teargas and stun grenades against demonstrators

International Business Times

Georgia PM Irakli Garibashvili Quits Ahead Of Elections

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili resigned on Monday saying he would become chairman of the ruling party going into parliamentary elections in October.

The Guardian - UK

Georgians dream of EU membership as their leaders move closer to Putin

Ruling party says it is pursuing a European future but rails against Brussels, Ukraine and ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’

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