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Georgia prepares for a bitterly divided election which could determine its future in Europe
euronews (in English)
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25/10/2024
Many Georgians fear if the ruling 'Georgian Dream' party is re-elected, it could kill off aspirations to EU membership entirely.
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Georgia is heading to the polls on Saturday in a parliamentary election many citizens
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believe will be the most crucial vote of their lifetimes.
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The election will pit a coalition of opposition parties against the ruling Georgian dream,
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which many fear is dragging the nation towards authoritarianism and away from the European
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Union.
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Brussels put Georgia's bid for entry to the EU on hold indefinitely in August after
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the ruling government passed a Russian law cracking down on freedom of speech earlier
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this year.
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Georgian Dream argue it needed to curb harmful foreign actors trying to destabilise the country.
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But journalists and activists say its true goal is to stigmatise them and restrict debate
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before the election.
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Many Georgians fear that if the Georgian Dream party is re-elected, hopes of joining the
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EU could be permanently extinguished.
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