Many Georgians who witnessed the death of a one-party state just over 30 years ago never thought they would live to see the birth of another one. Yet, it appears to be happening in plain sight just ahead of parliamentary elections in October. As its key campaign promise, the incumbent Georgian Dream party is vowing to ban virtually all opposition political parties and rule unilaterally. The governing party’s billionaire founder and Georgia’s effective political puppet-master, Bidzina Ivanishvili, is promising an authoritarian makeover for the country as he makes stops along the campaign trail….