Georgians go to the polls in make-or-break vote for country’s future

Voters are going to the polls in an election which could decide the direction of Georgia’s future (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Georgians headed to the polls on Saturday in a ballot many citizens see as a make-or-break vote on the opportunity to join the European Union.

The pre-election campaign in the South Caucasus nation of 3.7 million people has been dominated by foreign policy and marked by a bitter fight for votes and allegations of a smear campaign.