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Georgia's Ruling Party Seeks to Ban Three Opposition Parties

Georgia's Ruling Party Seeks to Ban Three Opposition Parties

Georgia's Ruling Party Seeks to Ban Three Opposition Parties
Above: Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili at a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, on June 17, 2025. Image copyright: Turkish Grand National Assembly/Getty Images

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 35% chance the EU will suspend visa liberalisation for Georgia before March 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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