nicodemus
25th November 2003, 06:26 PM
I meant to post this a couple of days ago, but don't forget to pray for our brother's and sisters in Georgia. Their country is in a bit of an upheaval right now.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&ncid=721&e=6&u=/ap/20031125/ap_on_re_eu/georgia_politics
from the story:
TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia's parliament Tuesday called new presidential elections for Jan. 4, setting off a quick countdown to find a replacement for ousted President Eduard Shevardnadze.
The Caucasus nation of 4.9 million people now faces the challenge of mounting a fair and open ballot just weeks after a Nov. 2 parliamentary election widely labeled as fraudulent sparked massive protests, ending with Shevardnadze's resignation Sunday.
In Washington, the State Department said Tuesday a U.S. delegation would head to Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, to help prepare for the elections.
Interim president Nino Burdzhanadze, meanwhile, repealed the state of emergency that Shevardnadze had declared after protesters stormed parliament Saturday.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&ncid=721&e=6&u=/ap/20031125/ap_on_re_eu/georgia_politics
from the story:
TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia's parliament Tuesday called new presidential elections for Jan. 4, setting off a quick countdown to find a replacement for ousted President Eduard Shevardnadze.
The Caucasus nation of 4.9 million people now faces the challenge of mounting a fair and open ballot just weeks after a Nov. 2 parliamentary election widely labeled as fraudulent sparked massive protests, ending with Shevardnadze's resignation Sunday.
In Washington, the State Department said Tuesday a U.S. delegation would head to Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, to help prepare for the elections.
Interim president Nino Burdzhanadze, meanwhile, repealed the state of emergency that Shevardnadze had declared after protesters stormed parliament Saturday.