TTHE ELECTION October 26 in Georgia was a crucial moment for a country once lauded by the West for its democratic reforms. Its pro-European opposition saw it as perhaps the last chance to repair the damage caused by the current anti-Western government and put the country back on the path to membership in the European Union. EU. If we are to believe the official results, this chance seems to have disappeared: they showed a decisive victory for those in power, Appease RussiaGeorgian Dream party, with 54% of the vote. Electoral authorities said an alliance of four opposition parties received only 38 percent of the vote. If the result is valid Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin is closer than ever to its goal of creating another client state. The Georgian vote took place alongside another important test of Russian influence operations, a two-stage presidential election in Moldova that ends next week.