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This paper discusses that the victory of the Georgian Dream Coalition over the United National Movement in October 2012 that has brought pluralism into Georgian policy-making. The author contends that until the power shifts from the President to the Prime Minister in 2013, the country will be led by an awkward dual power. If the transition of power goes well, it could improve its democratic system and economic growth and establish a dialogue with Russia and the breakaway districts of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. But, if the transition of power does not go well, there will be prolonged power struggles that could cripple the policymaking and cast Georgia back to pre-Saakashvili times.