Georgia’s move restricting overseas voting rights is framed as election security but may alienate the diaspora and raise concerns about democratic backsliding.
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The Georgian government announced in November 2025 that expatriate Georgians will no longer be able to vote in domestic elections from overseas polling stations; instead, they must return to Georgia to vote. While the government claims this change is necessary to prevent external interference and aligns with democratic practices, critics question its motives amid broader democratic decline. The new rules could effectively disenfranchise many living abroad, raising concerns about the trend of securitizing diasporas by excluding them from political processes to benefit the ruling regime.
