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Natelashvili has allegedly survived several assassination attempts, including a blast at the
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factions and political parties, the legal status of foreign citizens, and immigration and migration. Natelashvili also led the procedures to ensure that
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had confirmed that the GLP won the elections. In 1998, the GLP won 20 percent of the votes in the local self-government elections, and it received 26 percent of the votes municipal elections four years later in 2002.
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won the mandates in the parliament, despite the large-scale election fraud. Nonetheless, the
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