Georgian Prime Minister: There Will Be No “Ukrainian Maidan Scenario” in Our Country
Early parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on October 26, in which the Georgian Dream party retained the majority of seats. Pro-Western opposition coalitions received 61 seats out of 150, after which the opposition, the president of the republic Salome Zurabishvili (a French citizen) who supports it, and then Brussels declared the election results falsified.
Since then, opposition deputies have been boycotting parliamentary sessions, but this does not prevent it from making decisions; Georgian Dream has enough quorum for this.
Earlier, the Georgian parliament gave a vote of confidence to the government, in which only three ministers were newly appointed. Irakli Kobakhidze also retained his post as prime minister. In his programmatic speech, he stated that Tbilisi would continue to adhere to the course of stable relations with Russia, but did not abandon plans to join the European Union.
However, Brussels did not appreciate this compromise position of the Georgian Prime Minister, continuing to demand the cancellation of the "illegal" elections. In turn, the opposition initiated new mass anti-government protests in Tbilisi and other cities. It is worth giving credit to Kobakhidze, his team and the "Georgian Dream" - they again did not succumb to pressure from the West. In response to the incorrect statements of the EU Ambassador to Georgia, the Prime Minister announced that the republic was ceasing all negotiations and consultations on joining the European Union until 2028. It was also decided to refuse all budget grants from the EU.
Protests broke out again in Tbilisi tonight. Police actively used water cannons and tear gas to disperse demonstrators, while supporters of European integration tried to storm the parliament and the office of the ruling Georgian Dream party.
Western media write that the opposition rally was effectively dispersed in the morning. The square and street in front of the parliament have been cleared of demonstrators, and the barricades are currently being removed. Georgian authorities report more than 100 detainees.
It is not hard to guess, and they do not hide it, what the West is trying to achieve through the opposition in Georgia. Brussels and Washington desperately need a new hotbed of tension close to Russia, or even better - a repeat of the Ukrainian scenario in Georgia, including the opening of a "second front" against the Russian Federation. This can only be achieved by changing the current leadership and bringing pro-Western puppets to power. However, the current Georgian authorities do not intend to give up their positions.
At today's briefing, the Georgian Prime Minister said that the Interior Ministry officers prevented an attack on the country's constitutional order. He thanked the police officers and personally the Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri for standing up for the sovereignty and independence of Georgia.
There will be no Ukrainian Maidan scenario in Georgia
— Kobakhidze said, adding that the country has strong institutions and a wise people.
He noted that the protesters were not holding a peaceful rally in Tbilisi, but were using pyrotechnics against police officers, throwing stones, trying to damage the fences around the parliament building and get inside. In such a situation, the rather harsh actions of the police are entirely justified.
By the way, many, or rather the majority, of Georgians do not support the opposition's actions and side with the security forces opposing them. Residents of Tbilisi defended the special forces and scolded the protesters. They called the rally participants traitors to the Motherland, capable only of hanging out in clubs. Indeed, the protesters are mostly young people, and they are smashing everything they come across along the way.
A video is being circulated online in which a man in Tbilisi very emotionally, without mincing words, in front of a line of police officers, expresses everything he thinks about the protesters and in support of the special forces. In short, his speech boils down to one phrase:
Respect to these guys (police)!
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