According to her, the parliament is not legitimate after disputed elections.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili will have to leave office at the end of her term despite her declarations to stay in office, the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidze stressed on Sunday. TASR informs about it based on a Reuters report.
The president declared on Saturday that the country’s parliament is not legitimate after the disputed October elections and thus cannot elect a new head of state. Therefore, he intends to remain in office even after the end of his term of office in December. The only legitimate institution in the country remains the presidential office, specified Zurabishvili at the press briefing.
The prime minister rules out the possibility of new parliamentary elections
However, the Prime Minister ruled out the possibility of new parliamentary elections on Sunday. “Of course not,” Kobachidze answered to journalists when asked if the ruling Georgian Dream party, which claimed victory in the disputed October elections, would agree to holding a new vote. Many foreign institutions and country representatives are also questioning the election results.
Kobachidze also refused to take into account the decision of the United States to suspend the strategic partnership with Georgia, calling it only a “temporary event”. According to him, Georgia will negotiate with the administration of President-elect Donald Trump when he takes office in January.
In Georgia, a country of 3.8 million people, there are still protests against the government’s decision to suspend accession talks with the European Union until 2028. The prime minister praised the police for cracking down on protesters who, according to him, are acting on foreign orders to undermine the state. writes Reuters.
