Georgia's ruling party concedes defeat in parliamentary elections

Oct 03, 2012 19:13

On Monday, voters in the former Soviet republic of Georgia went to the polls  in what international observers have called the country's most competitive and credible election in history. The results took most international observers by surprise, as the opposition Georgian Dream coalition, led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili (who made his fortune in Russia), won an upset victory over the ruling party of the pro-Western, American-educated President Mikhail Saakashvili. (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444592404578032293439999654.html?KEYWORDS=Russia)

Personally I pick variant 3. Its disastrously stupid for Georgia to have bad relations with Russia, because it's all about economy, stupid, whether you like Putin or not. And to sacrifice your own people's wellbeing for the sake of far away country's geopolitical interests is utterly irresponsible. I hope that a more sober Georgian government will change this situation.

Poll Elections in Georgia 2012

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