Georgia was the post-Soviet beacon of hope for democracy but political turmoil could unravel it all Georgia, for so long a beacon of hope for democracy and the rule of law in the post-Soviet world, is now once more mired in a political crisis. It is a tragedy for Georgia, where polling by the Washington-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) shows that the overwhelming majority of people want their country to be [...]
As Georgia heads to the polls, democracy and prosperity hang in the balance Georgia has been one of the success stories in Eastern Europe after the Cold War. It is now a vigorous, multi-party democracy where elections are fiercely fought but the electorate’s decision respected. Sound economic policies have pushed Georgia near to the top of the World Bank’s league of the best places in the world in [...]