Unfair Competition Methods of Influencing Elections in Georgia

Georgia is at a historic crossroads. For years, the government led the country towards the European Union. Now, it has made a U-turn, but hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets to protest. The conflict has been put on hold for the time being and will be settled at the ballot box in October. Experience from previous years has shown that the ruling party conducts election campaign by unfair means. The electoral law, which benefited large parties and helped to consolidate the power of ruling parties, has been changed. But the familiar methods of influencing elections can be expected. They range from the use of administrative resources to open violence.