After tense elections in Georgia, another domino falls on Vladimir Putin

THE ELECTIONS October 26 in Georgia was a key moment for a country once praised by the West for its democratic reforms. Its pro-European opposition saw this as perhaps their last chance to repair the damage done by the current anti-Western government and put the country back on the road to EU membership. EU. If the official results are to be believed, this opportunity appears to have been lost: they showed a decisive victory for the ruling, Calming RussiaGeorgian Dream party, with 54% of the votes. Electoral authorities reported that an alliance of four opposition parties won only 38%. If the result holds Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin is closer than ever to the goal of creating the next customer state. The Georgian poll took place during another important test of Russia’s influence operations, which are the two-stage presidential elections in Moldova, which end in the coming week.