Georgian election rivals claim victory / Saakashvili concedes defeat in Georgia / Ivanishvili faces obstacles to new era

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Series Details 2.10.12
Publication Date 02/10/2012
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Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire businessman, was set to become Georgia’s new prime minister after his six party Georgian Drean coalition won the General Election in Georgia on the 1 October 2012. Mr Ivanishvili pledged to rebuild relations with Russia while also strengthening US ties, hours after toppling the party of western-backed president Mikheil Saakashvili in an electoral earthquake.
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ESO: Background information: Georgian parliamentary election, 2012 http://www.europeansources.info/record/georgian-parliamentary-election-2012/
France24, 2.10.12: Opposition, ruling party claim victory in legislative vote http://www.france24.com/en/20121001-exit-polls-predict-opposition-win-ruling-party-both-claims-victory-ivanishvili-saakashvili-georgia
BBC News, 2.10.12: Georgia elections: Rival camps claim victory http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19796123
EurActiv, 2.10.12: Election shakes Georgia’s political landscape http://www.euractiv.com/europes-east/election-shakes-georgia-politica-news-515115
BBC News, 2.10.12: Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili admits election loss http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19798323
Deutsche Welle, 2.10.12: Georgia looks ahead after election shake-up http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16278094,00.html
Blog: EUObserver.eu, 2.10.12: Why Saakashvili Lost? http://blogs.euobserver.com/popescu/2012/10/02/why-saakashvili-lost/
European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/12/735: Joint Statement by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, and Commissioner Štefan Füle on the results of Georgia’s parliamentary elections http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/735&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Gazeta Wyborcza, 3.10.12: EU is letting Georgia down (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/2803451-eu-letting-georgia-down
The Economist, No.8805, 6.10.12: Georgian politics. A stunning victory http://www.economist.com/node/21564277
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