Zurabishvili says Georgian parliament ceases to exist

The Parliament of Georgia no longer exists as the ruling party has ignored the country's constitution. This was stated by Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili in a video message on November 25.

"The ruling team, one party ignored the constitution of Georgia by gathering in the parliament. The MPs gathered today know that they will be locked in this hall for several months or several weeks, where none of them will have any rights," she addressed in a video posted on the politician's Facebook page (owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia).

She added that Georgia's main task now is to prepare for new elections. To do this, it is necessary to hope for its own strength, the younger generation of Georgians and partners who will support the country.

"We should hope for ourselves and our partners who are not ready to leave Georgia. The time has come for you, young people. We see that the old time in today's parliament has really passed and there is a need for the emergence of a new generation, new political forces in this country, because very soon the time of new elections will come," Zurabishvili said.

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Earlier, on November 18, the Georgian president did not recognize the election results and called for a new vote. According to her, the country is on the path of destabilization and dual power. Zurabishvili called on the citizens of the state to continue protests against the results of the parliamentary elections. At the same time, the international secretary of the Solidarity for Peace party, Mamuka Pipia, told Izvestia that the Georgian president's statements about the election results violate the country's constitution and also indicate her desire to organize a revolution.

Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on October 26. According to the republic's Central Election Commission, Georgian Dream won. However, three opposition political forces - United National Movement, Coalition for Change and Strong Georgia - refused to recognize the election results. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili also expressed her disagreement with the results of the vote and called on her fellow citizens to protest. For two days, on October 28 and 29, the opposition marched in Georgia against the election results.

On November 13, the Georgian Dream Party submitted evidence of violations by the opposition during the parliamentary elections to the Prosecutor's Office. It became known on November 1 that the party was going to hand over to the Prosecutor's Office evidence of theft of votes by the opposition. Later, on November 6, the ruling party reported that more than 400 such cases had been revealed.

Then, on November 16, the head of the Central Election Commission of Georgia Giorgi Kalandarishvili signed the final protocol of the parliamentary elections. According to the final results, the ruling Georgian Dream party won with 53.93% of votes and won 89 mandates out of 150 in the parliament. 2.1 million people out of more than 3.5 million citizens with the right to vote participated in the voting. Some 34,900 ballots were invalidated.