Biden ‘deeply alarmed’ by democratic backsliding in Georgia after election outcry

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Georgia will carry out a partial recount of ballots after claims of fraud in Saturday’s parliamentary elections.
Aljazeera
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Thousands of Georgians took to the streets of capital Tbilisi on Monday evening to protest against the results of Saturday’s parliamentary elections, which saw the ruling pro-Kremlin Georgian Dream party secure a majority amid widespread reports of voting irregularities.
Novaya Gazeta. Europe
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In Moldova, which like Georgia has been granted EU candidate status, only a slim majority of voters backed anchoring the goal of EU accession in the constitution in a referendum this month and pro-Western President Maia Sandu faces a runoff vote after falling short of outright victory in a presidential election.
The Gazette
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The President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, has almost finished her six-year term in what is largely a ceremonial position, yet the French-born politician has become far more than a figurehead over the past few years.
Sky News

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