Georgian Dream Strongmen Double Down on Deep State Conspiracy Narrative

Four days after the announcement of the initiative, the Georgian Dream’s legislative amendments on tightening drug policy have been registered in the parliament. The draft law, called “anti-drug reform” by the ruling party’s representatives, had no opponents at the March 14 session of the Human Rights Protection and Civil Integration Committee – neither in terms of votes nor in terms of content. The Georgian Dream calls tightening drug policy a …

Georgian Dream Strongmen Double Down on Deep State Conspiracy Narrative

The ruling party Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili spoke on March 13 on two separate pro-government channels, TV Imedi and Rustavi 2, respectively, drumming up the infamous “deep state” conspiracy into the public narrative. The intensification of Georgian Dream’s (GD) “deep state” or “Global War Party” messaging, which claims to have “shared values” with U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration,…