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By Ann Tsurtsumia-Zurabashvili (@TsurtsumiaA ) This post was originally published in Presidential Power and is available here The Georgian Dream Coalition, which has ruled the country and held a majority in parliament since the elections of 2012, has dissolved just months before the next parliamentary elections. Although the major opposition and the former ruling party, the United National Movement, began…

By Dmitry Nurumov and Vasil Vashchanka This post was originally published in Presidential Power and is available here The 20 March 2015 parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan did not surprise seasoned observers. Yet again, elections attested to the President’s Nazarbayev’s firm grip on the political life of the country and the absence of real political opposition. Like many previous…