GEORGIAN DREAM OR NIGHTMARE? Teemu Sinkkonen FIIA BRIEFING PAPER 116 October 2012 ULKOPOLIITTINEN INSTITUUTTI UTRIKESPOLITISKA INSTITUTET THE FINNISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 116 TRANSITION OF POWER POSES GREAT CHALLENGES FOR GEORGIA AND ITS FOREIGN RELATIONS
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GEORGIAN DREAM OR NIGHTMARE?
Teemu Sinkkonen FIIA BRIEFING PAPER 116 October 2012
U L KO P O L I I T T I N EN INS T I T U U T T I
U T R I K E S P O L I T I S K A INS T I T U T E T
THE F I N N I S H I N S T I T U T E OF I N T E R N AT I O N A L AFFA IR S
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TRANSITION OF POWER POSES GREAT CHALLENGES
FOR GEORGIA AND ITS FOREIGN RELATIONS
GEORGIAN DREAM OR NIGHTMARE?
FIIA Briefing Paper 116
October 2012
TRANSITION OF POWER POSES GREAT CHALLENGES FOR GEORGIA AND ITS FOREIGN RELATIONS
European Union research programme
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs
U L KO P O L I I T T I N EN INS T I T U U T T I
U T R I K E S P O L I T I S K A INS T I T U T E T
THE F I N N I S H I N S T I T U T E OF I N T E R N AT I O N A L AFFA IR S
Teemu Sinkkonen
Researcher
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs
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Background to the change
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OSCE’s Election Observer talking with the chairperson of the Precinct Election Commission in Kutaisi. Photo: Timo Majasaari.
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Political setup for “dream and nightmare” scenarios
de facto
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The dream scenario
Electoral campaigning on the streets of Tbilisi:
Georgian Dream -graffiti. Photo: Teemu Sinkkonen.
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The nightmare scenario
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Conclusion
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