Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili smiles as she prepares to leave the voting center and address the press after casting her vote in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday, Oct 26, 2024. (VX Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
"Today is a very important day. I am confident that this day will determine Georgia’s future—the future for which I personally returned to this country 22 years ago, the future for which my emigrant parents prayed their entire lives, and the future for which all of Georgia is praying."