A Flickering Beacon of Democracy in Russia’s Backyard - an article with such titled appeared in Foreign Policy. As the author writes, Georgia has made progress over the last 15 years.

“But many in the former Soviet republic now fear that these hard-won reforms may be at risk as the ruling party and its billionaire leader, Bidzina Ivanishvili, slowly tighten their grip on power as they take aim at big business, opposition media, and political rivals. This whittling away of Georgia’s democratic gains risks leaving the country further exposed to its revanchist northern neighbor: Russia”, - writes the author.

The article also notes that large-scale rallies were held in Georgia in the summer, when the ruling party pledged to reform the electoral system, but this condition is not fulfilled now.

The author also points out that people on the street demanded Giorgi Gakharia"s resignation, but he was elected prime minister.