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GEORGIAN EXPERT: IVANISHVILI'S GEORGIA REMAINS THE SAME COUNTRY AS DURING SAAKASHVILI'S PRESIDENCY
by David Stepanyan
ARMINFO
Thursday, May 15, 20:05
Essentially, in 2013 Georgia ruled by Bidzina Ivanishvili remained the
same country as during Mikheil Saakashvili's presidency, Gia Nodia,
Head of the Tbilisi- based Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and
Development, said at today's Caucasus-2013 international conference
in Yerevan.
"In 2013 the country experienced some disappointment at the actions
of the Georgian Dream. The citizens expected this bloc to reduce
the prices of petroleum and energy resources. The bloc's failure to
fulfill its promises has disappointed a certain part of the society.
In the meantime, the other part of the society is generally satisfied
with the democratic breakthrough in Georgia", he said.
According to Nodia, the falling rating of the Georgian Dream is
unlikely to give the opposition United National Movement a chance
to win the next nationwide elections. The United National Movement
has problems with its leadership. One of its leaders is currently in
either Ukraine or the United States, the other leader is in prison.
Therefore, I see no chances for the United National Movement to come
to power in the foreseeable future", said the Georgian expert.
The conference is annually organized by the Caucasus Institute with
the support of the Academic Swiss Caucasus Net (ASCN). This year
the conference covered the reports of representatives of Armenia,
Georgia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Switzerland. The reports included
a short analysis of the most important developments of 2013 in the
South Caucasus countries.
by David Stepanyan
ARMINFO
Thursday, May 15, 20:05
Essentially, in 2013 Georgia ruled by Bidzina Ivanishvili remained the
same country as during Mikheil Saakashvili's presidency, Gia Nodia,
Head of the Tbilisi- based Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and
Development, said at today's Caucasus-2013 international conference
in Yerevan.
"In 2013 the country experienced some disappointment at the actions
of the Georgian Dream. The citizens expected this bloc to reduce
the prices of petroleum and energy resources. The bloc's failure to
fulfill its promises has disappointed a certain part of the society.
In the meantime, the other part of the society is generally satisfied
with the democratic breakthrough in Georgia", he said.
According to Nodia, the falling rating of the Georgian Dream is
unlikely to give the opposition United National Movement a chance
to win the next nationwide elections. The United National Movement
has problems with its leadership. One of its leaders is currently in
either Ukraine or the United States, the other leader is in prison.
Therefore, I see no chances for the United National Movement to come
to power in the foreseeable future", said the Georgian expert.
The conference is annually organized by the Caucasus Institute with
the support of the Academic Swiss Caucasus Net (ASCN). This year
the conference covered the reports of representatives of Armenia,
Georgia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Switzerland. The reports included
a short analysis of the most important developments of 2013 in the
South Caucasus countries.