Late on December 5, Georgian Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili announced a further round of changes in the Georgian government, dismissing the ministers of education, defense, and foreign affairs.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili won the right to a five-year term in early presidential elections in January 2008. But Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's recent likening of Saakashvili to a "political corpse" has fueled speculation the Georgian leader may serve only a fraction of that time. Who are his likely successors?