Brian Mefford: Will Saakashvili’s defeat in Odesa be his Ukrainian Waterloo?
Current Governor of Odessa, ex-Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili's speaks during a rally in southern Ukrainian city of Odessa on Oct. 28.
Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov trounced Solidarity Party's Sasha Borovik by 53-26 percent in Ukraine's local elections Oct. 25. Observers reported carousel voting, multiple voting lists, exit poll workers agitating for candidates, and a suspiciously slow vote count.