Anatomy of Competitive Authoritarianism (2018 Presidential Elections in Georgia)
Abstract
There is discussed the results of Presidential elections of 2018 year in Georgia on the bases of Anatomy of Competitive Authoritarianism. In particular, there are shown two important aspects of the sense of competitive authoritarianism: Inequality of government and opposition in terms of attracting election finance and an unsuccessful attempt to develop a document reflecting the ethical principles of behavior of election subjects during the election campaign.The article is prepared on the basis of electronic and printed media materials regarding the election campaign finances, as well as interviews with people involved in development of the ethical principles presidential candidates behavior.References
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• 2018 წლის 28 ოქტომბრის საპრეზიდენო არჩევნებში მონაწილე კანდიდატების „ეთიკის პრინციპების“ პრეზენტაცია(Presentation of the “Ethical Principles” for the Candidates Participating in October, 2018 Presidential Election) Available At http://cesko.ge/geo/list/show/115188-2018-tslis-28-oqtombris-saprezidento-archevnebshi-monatsile-kandidatebis-etikis-printsipebis-prezentatsia accessed 09.02.2020
Published
2020-12-16
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ZEDGINIDZE, Natia; ORJONIKIDZE, Tamar.
Anatomy of Competitive Authoritarianism (2018 Presidential Elections in Georgia).
Eastern Europe Regional Studies, [S.l.], dec. 2020.
ISSN 2587-456X.
Available at: <https://test.psage.tsu.ge/index.php/Easternstudies/article/view/185>. Date accessed: 25 dec. 2024.
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Georgia, Competitive Authoritarianism, Elections, Democratization
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