Georgian President Zurabishvili takes part in an election rally in Tbilisi, RIA Novosti reports
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili took part in a mass election rally on Freedom Square in Tbilisi, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.
Parliamentary elections will be held in Georgia on October 26. The elections will be held against the backdrop of confrontation between the ruling Georgian Dream party and the opposition, parliament and the president.
In the center of Tbilisi a week before the parliamentary elections, a large-scale action of the opposition-minded population under the slogan “Georgia chooses the European Union” is taking place. “I want to address our partners, Europeans and Americans and tell them that when we enter Europe, we will be such a partner and ally that you have not even dreamed of,” Zurabishvili said during her speech.
The Georgian President also addressed Moldovan President Maia Sandu, who is running for a second term and expressed hope for her victory.
Moldova holds presidential elections on Sunday, the head of the republic is elected for four years. Also on this day is a referendum, in which citizens must answer the question: “Do you support changing the Constitution in order for Moldova to join the European Union?”
According to Georgia's constitution, the country's president must be non-partisan. Earlier, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze repeatedly accused Zurabishvili of violating the constitution on the grounds that she expresses her support for opposition parties. In addition, the president previously initiated the Georgian Charter, which was signed by most opposition parties. The document states that all political parties that signed it, which will receive a mandate following the results of the elections, undertake to fulfill the terms of this charter by the end of the first spring session. Among the conditions are the holding of early parliamentary elections in 2025, the abolition of all laws “that harm the European future,” as well as judicial reform and reform of the Interior Ministry.
Reprinted from https://ria.ru/
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