Tbilisi, Oct 1, 2025 (AFP) - Georgia risks political turmoil over weekend vote

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2025-10-01

Georgia risks fresh political turmoil this weekend as the ruling party -- accused by critics of aligning the Black Sea nation with Moscow -- faces its first electoral test since a disputed parliamentary poll threw the country into chaos last year. The usually uneventful local elections set for October 4 have taken on an extra edge with the government's far-reaching crackdown on independent media, opposition parties and civil society. Those groups......

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