Editing Georgia: The Rose Revolution and the United Opposition
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| β | Twelve years after Georgia gained its independence from the Soviet Union, the country was set to hold parliamentary elections on November 2, 2003. The elections, which resulted in the reelection of the long-time incumbent president Eduard Shevardnadze, were claimed by the European Parliament as well as the OSCE?s Office for Democratic Institutions and | + | Twelve years after Georgia gained its independence from the Soviet Union, the country was set to hold parliamentary elections on November 2, 2003. The elections, which resulted in the reelection of the long-time incumbent president Eduard Shevardnadze, were claimed by the European Parliament as well as the OSCE?s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to have failed to meet their standards for democratic elections. At the urging of the now incumbent president, Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgians took to the streets of Tbilisi, eventually spreading to all of Georgia?s major cities in non-violent civil disobedience against the incumbent government. |
The people of Georgia, roses in hand, and the democratic united opposition demanded the annulment of the previous elections. By January 4, 2004, Saakashvili had been elected as president by an overwhelming victory, and on March 28, 2004, new parliamentary elections were held with a large majority of seats being won by the Democrats. | The people of Georgia, roses in hand, and the democratic united opposition demanded the annulment of the previous elections. By January 4, 2004, Saakashvili had been elected as president by an overwhelming victory, and on March 28, 2004, new parliamentary elections were held with a large majority of seats being won by the Democrats. | ||
