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An analysis of a prison scandal during the 2012 October parliamentary 

elections demonstrate show (mis) engagement in social media platforms and 

social networks may influence the political performance of political parties. 

Video footage of torture in a Georgian prison that was broadcasted by Georgian 

national TV channels on 18 September 2012 became one of the most efficient 

political attacks against the ruling elite and the ruling political party during the 

election campaign. Contrary to expectations, the Georgian ruling party and the 

official’s active in social media appeared completely unprepared to face these 

new circumstances. The main target of the scandal, the ruling party, completely 

disappeared from Facebook applications on 19-26 September 2013 and did not 

use the opportunities provided by social networks to maintain contact with its 

potential supporters. Although social networks did not play a direct role in this 

scandal and there were other, deeper reasons leading to this result, the effect of 

the prisoner abuse across social networks and traditional media outlets was a 

decisive factor in the last days before the vote.   

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korneli kakaCia 

Tamar pataraia 

socialuri qselebis gavlena qarTul politikaze 

reziume 

saqarTveloSi, iseve rogorc mTel msoflioSi, sul ufro 

metad saubroben socialuri qselebis da internetis gazrdili 

rolis Sesaxeb. warmodgenili naSromi ganixilavs, Tu rogoria 

socialuri mediis roli qarTul partiul politikaSi, arse-

bobs Tu ara qarTuli politikuri blogosfero da, Tuki arse-

bobs, ra gavlena SeiZleba hqondes mas politikuri kursis an po-

litikuri diskusiebis ganviTarebaze; ramdenad cdiloben po-

litikuri gaerTianebebi aqtiurad gamoiyenon interneti, gansa-

kuTrebiT, socialuri qselebi; aqceven Tu ara isini blogerebs 

TavianT mxardamWerebad da maTi ideebis gamtareblebad.  

kvleva Catarda programa  `kavkasiis Sveicariuli akademiu-

ri qselis~ mxardaWeriT. programa `kavkasiis Sveicariuli aka-

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