Georgian President Refuses to Step Down after December 29
Photo: President of Georgia
Salome Zourabichvili refused to give up her mandate after her term expired on December 29. Temps published her interview, Orda.kz reports.
Earlier, we reported that she would speak before the European Parliament.
She said she would not give up her mandate until new parliamentary elections were held and called on the European Union to support the opposition protests.
Zourabichvili says she no longer maintains contact with the ruling Georgian Dream party.
On December 14, Georgia held its presidential elections.
However, the Head of State was elected not by the country's citizens but by an electoral college consisting of 300 representatives: members of parliament, autonomous republics, and local advisory bodies.
Mikheil Kavelashvili, the sole candidate from the ruling Georgian Dream party, won the election.
However, Zourabichvili slammed the process, saying that “nobody elected anyone” and calling the elections illegitimate. She also thanked those who refused to recognize the results.
The protests in Georgia that began in late November are still ongoing.
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced that negotiations on the country's membership in the European Union would be suspended until 2028. This statement brought people out onto the streets.
Supporters of opposition parties who took to the streets clashed with police officers.
Original Author: Rustam Muratov
Read also:
Latest news
- Kazakhstan’s Credit Rating Upgraded for First Time in a Decade
- While Thousands Lost Power, KEGOC Executives Received Nearly Half a Billion Tenge
- Changi Airport Group May Help Build Astana’s New Airport
- US Again Extends Deadline for Lukoil to Sell Its Assets in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan Extradites Business Manager From Russia in 290 Million Tenge Tax Case
- Released Amur Tiger Successfully Hunts in Kazakhstan’s Wild
- Kazakhstan Moves to Develop Critical Minerals as Global Competition Intensifies
- Another Performance by Kazakh Stand-Up Comedian Called Off
- Uzbekistan Begins Preparations for Second Nuclear Power Plant
- Backpack Links Glacier Remains to Man Missing for 19 Years
- 650-Hectare Wildfire Contained in Karaganda Region
- Unusual Wildlife Encounter Captured in Altyn-Emel
- Retired Border Service Dog Sold for $2 at Kazakhstan Auction
- Will Kazakhstan Have Enough Coal This Winter?
- Belarusian Hikers Find Body on Glacier Near Almaty
- Kazakhstan Investigates Spending on 242 Million Tenge Educational Game
- Kazakhstan Makes Caspian Oil Companies Pay for Counterterrorism Deployments
- Kazakhstan Faces Shortage of 245,000 School Places
- Waste Dumping Reported Near Yurt Camps at Lake Zaisan
- Kazakh Oil Rerouted to Novorossiysk as Russia Frees Baltic Export Capacity
