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Georgia: Political Culture

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Georgia, Arts & Culture, Elections, Music, Politics

Writing on his This is Tbilisi Calling, the BBC's Matthew Collin comments on accusations made by Irakli Okruashvili, the former Georgian defence minister wanted on corruption charges and currently seeking political asylum in France, that the newly re-elected Georgian president is wasting public funds by staging musical spectaculars in Tbilisi to boost public support [1].