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Georgia’s Patarkatsishvili to stay in London during election

Georgian opposition candidate, billionaire Badri Patarkatsishvili will stay in London during Saturday’s presidential election, his election headquarters’ spokesman said Friday.Patarkatsishvili, 52, a media magnate believed to spark protests against former President Mikheil Saakashvili in November, said Thursday he would still run for president at the January 5 election despite his earlier announcement to pull out from the race.

Authorities in the ex-Soviet Caucasus state accused Patarkatsishvili of seeking to instigate a coup during street protests in Tbilisi in early November 2007, which were brutally broken up by riot police and eventually led to the U.S.-educated Saakashvili announcing snap polls.

But Patarkatsishvili, who lives in Britain, enjoys immunity as he has been registered as a presidential candidate. However, due to fears that he could be detained, the billionaire held his election campaign from outside of the country.

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