The President in Opposition: Georgia's 2012 Parliamentary Elections

Author(s): Giorgi Kldiashvili
Editor(s): Robert Orttung
Series: Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
Issue: 43
Pages: 2-5
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: 2012

Georgia's 2012 parliamentary elections marked the first peaceful transition of power in Georgian history. The result was the product of a strong opposition that was able to present a viable alternative to President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling party. The broadcast of videos depicting prison torture, confirming already widely-held beliefs, helped ensure the demise of the ruling party.

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