“Now it seems he [Mikheil Saakashvili] has put all his cards on the table and he's hoping that somehow this return will have an impact on Georgian politics - which is very fractious at the moment. The real issues that are facing this country - a stricken economy, and terrible COVID infection rates - these sorts of things have been underplayed. We have now this mercurial figure from the past re-emerging on the scene trying to shake things up. Because these elections are being seen as very important. They are municipal mayoral elections, but they are being seen by the opposition as a referendum on this government. And if the government fails to get enough support, it could be forced into calling early snap elections.”
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