Tbilisi, Oct 22, 2024 (AFP) - Bidzina Ivanishvili: the tycoon ruling Georgia behind the scenes

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2024-10-22

When Georgia's richest man first burst into politics 12 years ago, he vowed to "astonish Europe" with the democracy he would bring to the Black Sea nation. But Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire founder of Tbilisi's ruling party, has done what many critics say is the opposite: led the country into international isolation while curbing the power of his political opponents. This month, the European Parliament called for sanctions against the powe......

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