No. 49: Georgian Politics

Author(s): Julie A. George, Tornike Sharashenidze
Editor(s): Jeronim Perovic, Lili Di Puppo, Iris Kempe, Heiko Pleines, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung
Series: Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
Issue: 49
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2013

This issue of the CAD examines the current situation in Georgian domestic politics nearly six months after the parliamentary elections in which the opposition won control of the legislative branch, forcing President Saakashvili into an uncomfortable period of cohabitation. The first article focuses on the battles between the president and parliament for political power in the current circumstances. The second article examines to what extend the newly victorious Georgian Dream party is pursuing justice or revenge in arresting some of the country's former leaders. Both articles point out the difficult economic situation in Georgia, emphasizing how the political battles make it difficult to address the pressing financial and social challenges.

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