Ruling party ahead in Georgia poll / Saakashvili’s party wins Georgia election

Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia’s pro-western president, declared victory on the 22 May 2008 in parliamentary elections that observers judged generally fair, though not perfect.

ESO: Background information: Georgia: Parliamentary Election, 21 May 2008 http://www.europeansources.info/record/georgia-parliamentary-election-21-may-2008/

BBC News, 22.5.08: Georgian leader set for poll win http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7413482.stm

Deutsche Welle, 23.5.08: Saakashvili Sweeps 'Predominantly Fair' Parliamentary Elections http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3355312,00.html

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