Georgians voted on Saturday in an election that will determine the fledgling democracy’s European aspirations, amid growing concerns about the ruling party’s pro-Russian drift.

The parliamentary election pits an unprecedented unification of pro-Western opposition forces against the ruling Georgian Dream, accused of stifling democracy and turning to Russia.

Brussels has warned that the vote will determine candidate Tbilisi’s chances of joining the EU.

Opinion polls in the country of four million indicate that opposition parties could secure enough votes to form a coalition to replace Georgian Dream, controlled by billionaire billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.

Pro-Western President Salome Zurabishvili said the vote would “determine the future of Georgia”, while the head of the opposition United National Movement party, Tina Bokuchava, promised a “great day of national victory”.

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said he was confident Georgian Dream would win a supermajority in the 150-seat parliament, calling for “maximum mobilization” of supporters.