Nino Dolidze: The October 26 parliamentary elections will be a test of the state of democracy in Georgia - one of the most acute and greatest challenges is "Russian law"

According to the head of ISFED, Nino Dolidze, the October 26 parliamentary elections will be a test of the state of democracy in Georgia.

As she mentioned while talking to journalists, the current year's elections are decisive in many directions, including Georgia's European integration.

According to her, the main challenge in the pre-election period is the government's anti-Western rhetoric.

"Parliamentary elections will be a test of the stage of democracy in the country. We know that these elections are decisive in many directions, including our European integration path. The European Union has directly stated that the holding of fair, free and democratic elections will be one of the important evaluation criteria of how we will move forward on the path of European integration.

It is already the pre-election period, in connection with which we have published many reports. The main problem at this point is the rhetoric we hear. For example, abolition of opposition parties or anti-Western rhetoric; However, the [pre-election] campaign is entering an active phase at this stage", said Nino Dolidze.

According to Dolidze, "one of the biggest challenges for the country is the Russian law".

"We have heard from many international partners that Georgia is at a crossroads. Indeed, one of the most acute and greatest challenges is the "Russian law", which was adopted despite the opposition of the Georgian population. We remember how great the opposition to the adoption of this law was during the months of April and May. Because we knew it was a democratic setback and, among them, a threat to our European future", said Nino Dolidze.