Georgia Elections Explainer: What are voters actually choosing between?

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Georgia's parliamentary election will see voters choose between two starkly opposing visions for the country.  The incumbent Georgian Dream party is aiming for a fourth term in office, promising stability and peace.  The opposition argues that the price of such policies is subordination to neighboring Russia and instead advocates for a future aligned with the European Union.  READ MORE: https://bit.ly/40qbWki   #Georgia #elections

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00:00The key question in Georgia's election is what are voters actually choosing between?

00:06The ruling Georgian Dream Party, which has won the past three elections, says it stands

00:11for peace.

00:12The opposition, it claims, are inspired by unnamed foreign influences to stir up enmity

00:18and even war with neighboring Russia.

00:21Georgians still remember the brief but humiliating conflict in 2008, which saw Russian troops

00:27enter the country in support of two breakaway regions.

00:30On the other side, the four-party opposition coalition says that safeguarding the country's

00:35future requires a decisive turn west towards the European Union.

00:40Although the constitution binds the government to seek membership of the EU, Brussels suspended

00:46talks this year after objecting to new security laws.

00:50The government said at the time that it needed to restrict some freedoms for journalists

00:54and NGOs in order to prevent foreign interference.

00:58What both sides can agree is that the result will have huge repercussions for the future

01:03of the country.

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