FILE PHOTO: Opposition supporters take part in a rally to protest against the government and demand an early parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia November 17, 2019. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia must reinforce its commitment to democracy and ensure its judicial system is free of political bias, the United States said on Tuesday, after weeks of demonstrations in the ex-Soviet state demanding changes to the electoral system.
The intervention by the U.S. State Department ahead of parliamentary elections next year will be a blow to the ruling Georgian Dream party, led by Georgia's richest man Bidzina Ivanishvili. Opponents accuse him of ruling the country from behind the scenes despite having no formal role in government.
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