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No Dream in Georgia? Domestic quarrels and local elections show: "winner takes all" likely to continue
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Abstract Even though the country is a regional frontrunner, Georgian democracy is not yet consolidated. Parliamentary elections in 2016 saw the governing Georgian Dream returned with a constitutional majority. The October 2017 local elections brought the ruling party another sweeping victory. Despite Georgia... view more
Even though the country is a regional frontrunner, Georgian democracy is not yet consolidated. Parliamentary elections in 2016 saw the governing Georgian Dream returned with a constitutional majority. The October 2017 local elections brought the ruling party another sweeping victory. Despite Georgian Dream’s overwhelming electoral successes, the country faces voter apathy. Alongside lack of parliamentary controls and a fragmentation of the party-political spectrum this does not bode well for consolidating democracy in the near future. (Autorenreferat)... view less
Keywords
reform; Georgia; political system; dissatisfaction with politics; constitution; domestic policy; political development
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Demokratie; Innenpolitische Lage/Entwicklung; Wahl/Abstimmung; Kommunalwahl; Politische Partei
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 43/2017
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications