“Georgian Dream” made “political cosplay”, inspired by Russian election campaigning.
The other day, the party in power released a new advertising video calling on citizens to come to the polls. In the video, the husband initially refuses to vote, explaining to his wife that the party will win anyway. However, after a terrible dream about what might happen if the opposition wins, he awakens his wife and changes his mind.
The Internet quickly noticed the similarity of the new Georgian Dream video with the election advertising released in Russia before the 2018 presidential elections. In both videos, the plot develops according to a similar scenario.
Rugby player Soso Matiashvili also commented on the situation, since at the beginning of the video his voice is heard on the phone of the main character. He noted that the party had the right to use his recording, despite the fact that he himself does not support the Georgian Dream.
The new propaganda video of the ruling party of Georgia repeats the script of the United Russia video, which was shown in Russia before the 2018 elections. Parliamentary elections in Georgia will be held on Saturday, October 26. Georgia chooses its future – between Europe and Russia.
The future parliamentary elections are considered by experts as a referendum in which voters should determine the political course of Georgia. The cost of a mistake could be the country’s European future.
The latest Edison Research poll ahead of the parliamentary elections in Georgia on October 26 showed that opposition parties that overcome the entry threshold collectively receive more than half of the votes.
According to the survey, if parliamentary elections were held in Georgia now, 34% of respondents would vote for the ruling Georgian Dream party.
The pro-European Unity bloc, which in particular includes the National Movement of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili, can claim 18%, and the Coalition for Change – 14%.
Also, according to a survey by Edison Research, the party of the ex-premier of Georgia “Khukhar – For Georgia” (11%) and the bloc “Strong Georgia” (10%) would enter parliament.
The Georgian Labor Party can also count on a minimum of 5%; the remaining barriers to entry cannot be overcome.
The Georgian opposition TV channel Mtavari on Wednesday published the results of its poll predicting that in the October 26 elections the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party in power will receive 61 seats, and the pro-European opposition 89.
Source: Racurs
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