Four opposition political associations of Georgia, which overcame the passage barrier in the parliamentary elections, but do not recognize the legitimacy of the parliament, published a joint statement.
Points of attention
- Four opposition political associations in Georgia demand the release of political prisoners and termination of cases against them, as well as new parliamentary elections with an independent electoral body.
- The contradictions between the opposition and the government highlight the political instability in the country, leading to ongoing protests and calls for change.
- The opposition directly addresses the founder of 'Georgian Dream,' Bidzina Ivanishvili, outlining crucial demands to resolve the crisis in the country.
- Prime Minister Kobakhidze defends the government's actions, justifying mass arrests and dismissing US Secretary of State Blinken's statements as 'disinformation'.
- The situation in Georgia reflects broader regional political tensions, with concerns about potential challenges for the new Biden administration.
The opposition appealed to the "father" of the "Georgian Dream"
The oppositionists are directly addressing the founder and honorary chairman of "Georgian Dream" Bidzina Ivanishvili with demands, the fulfillment of which, in their opinion, is necessary to get out of the crisis in the country.
The opposition demands:
immediately release all political prisoners detained during the actions and stop all cases against them;
call for new parliamentary elections to be held by a new, independent electoral body, and ensure the political neutrality of law enforcement agencies.
The victory of Georgia, our freedom, is inevitable! — said in a joint statement of the opposition political parties.
Director Paata Tsikolia voiced the same demands of the Rustaveli Theater earlier.
Protests in Georgia on December 5: what is known
On the eighth day of anti-government protests in Tbilisi, Rustaveli Avenue is closed, but there are fewer people than in previous days, reports the correspondent of Ekha Kavkazu.
The day before, the police did not disperse the demonstrators for the first time.
Prime Minister Irakliy Kobakhidze falsely declared that "National Maidan" had failed.
The head of the government considers the mass roundups and arrests of opposition leaders and activists to be justified, claiming that in this way the authorities are eradicating "liberal fascism" from the country. Kobakhidze also called the statement of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken regarding the events in Georgia "disinformation".
This statement is completely false. It talks about peaceful protesters when you saw how peaceful those rallies were in Georgia. When we see a falsification of this magnitude in a statement by the head of the State Department, it is very disturbing. I have a very high hope that after January 20th we will not find such a lie in any US statement. The current [Biden] administration is now trying to leave the new [Trump] administration as difficult a situation as possible in the whole region — it concerns Ukraine, Georgia, and this statement is a continuation of all of that.
