Dec 09 2024 29 mins
The ruling Georgian Dream party declared its victory, while the four main opposition alliances won’t accept the results published by the Central Election Commission. Anti-government political actors claimed the election was "rigged," and so the mass protests continued with people demanding a re-run of the legislative election.
While the major opposition players stated that the ruling party’s policies were incompatible with the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration prospects, government officials blame EU decision-makers for the derailment of the integration process.
Our guest expert, Mr. Victor Kipiani from Geocase believes that the most plausible solution to get out of the crisis could be considering holding new elections. However, at the time of recording, that option seems to be unacceptable for Georgian Dream.
In our new episode, we are traveling to Georgia with the aim of understanding the battle of narratives in the Caucasian country after the October 2024 legislative election.
- Victor Kipiani - Chair, Geocase
- Bálint L. Tóth - Researcher, MCC Center for Political Sceince
With the help of guest experts and politicians, in the podcast series of MCC’s Centre for Political Science we endeavor to analyze which actors are the real winners of the parliamentary and municipal elections taking place this year in different European countries and what exactly can be considered a real victory after the ballot counts.