A change of government and the future of EU-Georgia relations. Issue 1 (June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Samadashvili, Salome
• Is Part Of: European view. Volume 13:Issue 1(2014)
• Page Start: 59
• Page End: 66
• Publication Date: 2014-06
• Subjects: Georgia -- Democracy -- European integration -- United National Movement -- Georgian Dream Coalition -- Transition -- Association Agreement; Political science -- Europe -- Periodicals; Europe -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 320.94
• DOI: 10.1007/s12290-014-0294-6
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1781-6858

Abstract

The decade of the Rose Revolution in Georgia has ended with the defeat of the United National Movement (UNM) in the parliamentary and presidential elections of 2012 and 2013. With this, Georgia has gone through the first peaceful transfer of power as the result of democratic elections in its political history. As Georgia is about to sign Association and Free Trade Agreements with the EU, further consolidation of its democracy will be a decisive factor in making Georgia's European future irreversible. Following the change of government, the country has entered a new and important stage in the development of a modern democratic state. With this in mind, this article will review some of the challenges facing Georgia's democracy and identify the potential threats they pose to the future of EU-Georgia relations.