Poll result could determine whether country veers towards Russia or continues path to join EUGeorgia’s ruling party and the pro-western opposition both claimed victory in a pivotal parliamentary election widely seen as a make-or-break vote for the country’s long-held aspiration for EuU membership.Voters in the Caucasus country of almost 4 million people on Saturday headed to the polls in an election depicted as a watershed moment that would determine whether one of the once most pro-western former Soviet states would veer towards a more authoritarian, Russia-aligned path. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/26/georgias-ruling-party-and-pro-western-opposition-both-claim-election-victory
Author : Pjotr Sauer in Tbilisi
Publish date : 2024-10-26 17:25:21
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Georgia’s ruling party and pro-western opposition both claim election victory
