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'He is our God': In Georgia, shadowy oligarch's power looms large / 34U96DW
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In Chorvila, a tiny village overlooking the Caucasus mountains, locals praise billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili. "No one has done as much for Georgia as he has," Mamia Machavariani tells AFP as cattle wander the quiet streets outside his home in western Georgia. Ivanishvili is a reclusive figure, but his ruling Georgian Dream party has sparked some of the country's largest demonstrations in years, introducing divisive 'foreign influence' legislation targeting NGOs and the media. "I don't believe these protests are genuinely initiated by Georgians. The youth are being deceived. We have peace, and that is the most important thing," says 57-year-old Machavariani. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES