Georgia is holding local elections in a vote widely viewed as a referendum on the ruling Georgian Dream party in the highly polarized South Caucasus country.
Mikheil Saakashvili
RFE/RL: Georgia braces for unrest as Saakashvili arrested
This screengrab made from an handout video released by Georgia's Interior Ministry shows former Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili escorted by police officer as he was detained in Tbilisi on Oct. 1, 2021, following his arrest upon his return from exile ahead of local elections in the Caucasus country gripped by a protracted political crisis.
