Nikoloz Bitsadze - Georgian Elections in October 2024| Ep 370 - Sep 26, 2024

Chapters

1. 00:00 Intro to show with Dr. Nikoloz Bitsadze
2. 00:55 Dr. Bitsadze about his background and activities
3. 01:39 Background and setting for Georgian elections - can Georgian Dream get "constitutional majority"?
4. 07:54 Why is there room for extreme rhetoric in Georgian politics and elections?
5. 11:44 Are polls in Georgia reliable, do most people support Georgian Dream?
6. 17:32 What are the real lines of division within the country?
7. 20:40 How important is Tbilisi, and what about regions like Marneuli and Javakheti?
8. 24:38 How important are these elections for Georgia?
9. 26:17 Expecting protests
10. 31:48 Is it possible to see a Georgian-Russian rapprochement over Abkhazia and South Ossetia?
11. 38:27 Is talk about Abkhazia & S. Ossetia, or civlizational catastrophe, populism & demagoguery?
12. 42:20 Can there be expectations for the Abkhaz railway to open without the rapprochement?
13. 45:41 Do you expect post-election violence, will sides accept election results?
14. 48:00 Why are Armenian-Georgian relations cordial but not very warm?
15. 53:06 Georgia's Neutrality: not recognizing the Armenian Genocide. how it affects regional relations
16. 58:01 About Dr. Nikoloz Bitsadze