Defenceless against Russia
The Georgian Nightmare, Act 3
Deutsche Fassung
Abstract
Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream party has secured an absolute majority in Georgia’s parliament by means of election fraud. With the polls predicting defeat, Georgian Dream opted for an inventive combination of manipulation. The pro-European opposition indulged in illusions and made mistakes. It was unable to take advantage of the fact that 80 percent of Georgians want to join the EU. Geopolitically, Georgia and Ukraine are different theatres of the same battle that Russia is waging. Georgia’s only protection from Moscow is integration into the EU and NATO. Ivanishvili’s election victory has interrupted this course. The election is a great success for Moscow. And Brussels merely watching from the sidelines.
(Osteuropa 11-12/2024, pp. 5–14)