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.
"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.
