Republic of Georgia Election a Triumph for Democracy

S. John Massoud writes for The American Thinker aboutt he recent Georgia elections.

Over the weekend, democracy took another large step in a republic of the former Soviet Union. The Republic of Georgia, a key ally in the "coalition of the willing" in Iraq, had its first free and truly fair election in its history. And it seems that current President, Mikhail Saakashvili won a large victory with 52.8% of the vote. His nearest competitor Levan Gachechiladze received 27% of the vote.

Mr. Massoud further notes,

Georgia is a country on the rise. They have an economic growth rate of 9.4% and their average per capita income has doubled in the past 3 years from $1800 per person per annum in 2004 to $3,900 per person in 2007. While still very low, this is a very significant rise in the standard of living.

Georgia is another young democracy created since 2001. For further information on how this young democracy is coming out from the clutches of Stalin and the USSR, click here.