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The path forward in Georgia: Will billionaire Ivanishvili invest in democracy?

The Christian Science Monitor

Georgia’s Oct. 1 Parliament elections were remarkable for two reasons: one, because the opposition Georgian Dream coalition won an overwhelming victory, notwithstanding an extremely unfair pre-election environment, and two, because President Mikhail Saakashvili admitted his defeat.