Georgia’s ruling party says opposition participation ‘irrelevant’ ahead of local elections

Georgia’s ruling party says opposition participation ‘irrelevant’ ahead of local elections

GD lawmaker said it is irrelevant whether the opposition participates in the elections. TBILISI, DFWatch–As Georgia prepares to hold local elections in October, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party says it expects a decisive win regardless of whether the opposition parties participate or not. “For the government, it doesn’t matter whether the opposition joins the elections. They have already won either way,” said analyst Edisher Gvenetadze. GD l…