Georgia's parliamentary election will see voters choose between two starkly opposing visions for the country.
The incumbent Georgian Dream party is aiming for a fourth term in office, promising stability and peace.
The opposition argues that the price of such policies is subordination to neighboring Russia and instead advocates for a future aligned with the European Union.
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The incumbent Georgian Dream party is aiming for a fourth term in office, promising stability and peace.
The opposition argues that the price of such policies is subordination to neighboring Russia and instead advocates for a future aligned with the European Union.
READ MORE: https://bit.ly/40qbWki
#Georgia #elections
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00:00The key question in Georgia's election is what are voters actually choosing between?
00:06The ruling Georgian Dream Party, which has won the past three elections, says it stands
00:11for peace.
00:12The opposition, it claims, are inspired by unnamed foreign influences to stir up enmity
00:18and even war with neighboring Russia.
00:21Georgians still remember the brief but humiliating conflict in 2008, which saw Russian troops
00:27enter the country in support of two breakaway regions.
00:30On the other side, the four-party opposition coalition says that safeguarding the country's
00:35future requires a decisive turn west towards the European Union.
00:40Although the constitution binds the government to seek membership of the EU, Brussels suspended
00:46talks this year after objecting to new security laws.
00:50The government said at the time that it needed to restrict some freedoms for journalists
00:54and NGOs in order to prevent foreign interference.
00:58What both sides can agree is that the result will have huge repercussions for the future
01:03of the country.