Russia and Georgia: Normalization Without Setting Expectations Too High

... has until recently been virtually unknown to voters. People were less voting for him and more for the leader of the cabinet, who proved the only politician capable of defeating Mikheil Saakashvili. Following this electoral victory, the head of the Georgian government resigned and nominated Irakli Garibashvili , the 31-year old minister of the internal affairs, as prime minister. The future role of Bidzina Ivanishvili himself remains unclear. Whether he will become an “eminence grise” or wait until his followers’ practical ...