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The article looks at politics and government in Georgia, as of May 2013. It discusses the aftermath of the country's 2012 election, in which Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was defeated by Bidzina Ivanishvili, head of the Georgian Dream coalition, and notes the country will become a parliamentary republic with Ivanishvili as prime minister as of October 2013. Topics include economic growth, the criminal justice system, and Ivanishvili's political leadership style.

The article reports on the political and economic state of the country of Georgia in light of the 2007 demonstrations against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili. It is noted that while the country has undergone substantial rebuilding and economic expansion working class Georgians encounter economic difficulties. Hostility to Georgia on the part of the Russian government is noted.