Georgia
Georgian president Mikheil Saakkashvili resigned to launch his campain snap elections, as ten of thousands of oponents gathered outside parliament for the first demonstration since emergency rule was lifted earlier in November
Demonstrations and independent television news broadcasts were banned during the period of emergency rule.
Althought those measures are now lifted, the pró-opposition television channel IMEDI, which is part-owned by news corporation magnate Ruper Murdoch, has been suspended indefinitely.
But this episode should also make the west more circumspect in the Caucasus.
At the very least, the coming election of January 5th should be closely observed.
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