Article 6RS58 Who is Bidzina Ivanishvili, the shadowy billionaire behind Georgia’s pivot to Russia?

Who is Bidzina Ivanishvili, the shadowy billionaire behind Georgia’s pivot to Russia?

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Pjotr Sauer in Tbilisi
from World news | The Guardian on (#6RS58)

Country's wealthiest and most influential figure has guided shift away from the west while cultivating an air of mystery

In the winding streets of ancient Tbilisi, one is ever under his watchful gaze. From a hilltop glass mansion, likened by critics to a Bond villain's lair, Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia's wealthiest and most influential figure, has guided the country's shift away from the west over more than a decade.

With his party's latest victory in the pivotal parliamentary elections on Saturday, that trajectory appears set to continue for years to come, sparking warnings from opponents that Ivanishvili plans to dismantle Georgia's fragile three-decade experiment with democracy while blocking any viable path to EU integration.

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