{"id":1160,"date":"2024-11-12T18:11:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T18:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2024-11-12T18:22:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T18:22:05","slug":"the-countdown-to-save-georgiasdemocracy-is-on-an-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/?p=1160","title":{"rendered":"The Countdown to Save Georgia\u2019s Democracy is On: An Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The October 2024 parliamentary elections left Georgians grappling with questions, concerns and deep emotions for what lies ahead amid existential risks to our democracy and sovereignty\u2014including the security threat from Russia, a derailed EU integration process, and the rise of authoritarianism. Based on emerging evidence, there is a little doubt that Georgia\u2019s October 26 elections were improperly manipulated to a degree that influenced the official results.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSI-Policy-Brief-Georgian-Elections-11112024.pdf\">Download Policy Brief <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/?page_id=375\">Medea Turashvili<\/a><\/strong> is a DSI non-resident scholar and former EDSN fellow with over ten years of experience in research, analysis, and advocacy with organizations like the Ombudsman\u2019s Office of Georgia, International Crisis Group, and the European Centre for Minority Issues. She specializes in conflicts, human rights, forced migration, and social transformation in the South Caucasus. Medea has authored articles for publications such as the International Institute for Strategic Studies and International Alert. She is currently a PhD candidate at Tbilisi State University, researching conflict escalation. She holds an MA in Conflict Studies and Human Rights from Utrecht University and a BA in Political Science from Middle East Technical University in Turkey. Her expertise includes conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and minority rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The October 2024 parliamentary elections left Georgians grappling with questions, concerns and deep emotions for what lies ahead amid existential risks to our democracy and sovereignty\u2014including the security threat from Russia, a derailed EU integration process, and the rise of authoritarianism. 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