Parliamentary polls in Georgia on October 1 were seen as a key test of competing visions of the country's political course. Follow the elections and their aftermath with RFE/RL.
"[I expect] nothing good, but maybe it will get a bit better. Maybe. But I'm not sure. The most important thing is that disaffected people should not stir up any unrest. Everything has stabilized in the country more or less, but if there are those who are dissatisfied [with the election results], they shouldn't provoke any clashes," voter Elene Kvlividze tells Reuters.
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"People are mobilized, people will show up in large numbers. We expect high turnout and we expect good results for democracy, for freedom, and for the future of our country." - Mikheil Sakaashvili speaking to Reuters in Tbilisi today after casting his ballot.
"Lots of things are being decided right now in our country for the region, for development, for the future not only of this nation but of what happens to the European dream in this part of the world, what happens to the idea of democracy in this part of the world, what happens to the idea of reforms in this part of the world." - Georgian President Mikheil Sakasshvili speaking to Reuters in Tbilisi today
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, accompanied by his wife Sandra Roelofs (2nd from right) and son Nikoloz, casts his vote during a parliamentary election at a polling station in Tbilisi.
