Georgia to go to polls in January

Georgia’s highest court today invalidated the fraud-tainted parliamentary vote that sparked the peaceful removal of President Eduard Shevardnadze, leaving the old parliament in place until new elections.

Georgia to go to polls in January

Georgia’s highest court today invalidated the fraud-tainted parliamentary vote that sparked the peaceful removal of President Eduard Shevardnadze, leaving the old parliament in place until new elections.

Hours later, members of the legislature elected in 1999 gathered in the parliament building, the epicentre of the country’s recent protests, and overwhelmingly decided that early presidential elections would be held on January 4.

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