Parliamentary elections in Georgia have brought victory for Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire oligarch who made his fortune in Russia. His ruling party is arousing concern in the US and its allies with controversial actions on foreign investment projects in Georgia which appear calculated to undermine western interests.
In this way, the Georgian vote sets the stage for intensified and potentially dangerous rivalry among outside powers in the south Caucasus, a region set ablaze in recent weeks by fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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