While Ivanishvili is not running to replace Saakashvili directly, whichever party wins Parliament will be able to elect a prime minister next year when new constitutional reforms take effect. Whether an eccentric billionaire fits the bill is almost beside the point: after 2008’s war with Russia and the subsequent consolidation of power, only a billionaire could breach Saakashvili’s political monopoly. And only an eccentric would want to.
Michael Idov, “Georgia’s Next Leader May Be a Billionaire Zookeeper with Albino Rapper Children” for GQ Russia.
The title says it all. Today Georgians vote in their parliamentary elections, determining who their next PM will be. It might be this guy.
And you thought your elections were strange.
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