TBILISI, Georgia — In the lead-up to Saturday’s parliamentary election, the ruling Georgian Dream party is turning to some literal heavyweights. Number seven on the party list is 183 kg Lasha Talakhadze, a three-time Olympic weightlifting gold medalist. Number 10 is 125 kg Geno Petriashvili, a gold-medal winning wrestler in the Paris games. These national heroes may have united the nation round their TV sets during the Olympics, but whether they can cast the same magic at a political level is a very different matter. Saturday’s election promises to be highly divisive and is viewed as a defining moment for…
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