Georgian opposition calls on EU to declare 'Ivanishvili regime' illegitimate
Georgian opposition calls on EU to declare "Ivanishvili regime" illegitimate (photo: Getty Images)
The four largest opposition parties in Georgia jointly appealed to the EU. They called for the “regime” of the founder of the Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, to be declared illegitimate, reports Sova News.
The political forces that were elected to the parliament but refused to take up their seats made a joint appeal to the EU.
The letter is addressed to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and to the foreign ministers of the EU member states.
The appeal states that Georgia is facing an unprecedented political crisis that requires immediate action from the European Union.
The election of Mikheil Kavelashvili as the sixth president of Georgia worsens an already difficult situation. The authors of the appeal recall that Kavelashvili was one of the initiators of the law on foreign agents and often engaged in active anti-Western propaganda. And after being elected by the “self-proclaimed and illegitimate parliament,” he will allegedly have neither independence nor legitimacy.
“We, the political parties and coalitions of Georgia, together with civil society organizations and protesters, agree that the only solution to the current crisis is to hold new elections in an improved electoral system, with a politically balanced electoral administration and neutral state institutions,” the newspaper quoted.
The situation in Georgia
Today, in the Georgian parliament, the electoral college elected former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili as president. He was the only candidate nominated by the ruling Georgian Dream party.
Yesterday, Salome Zourabishvili said that she would not recognize the results of today's presidential election and added that she would stay in the presidential palace.
