Political analysts assess the possibility of a Ukrainian scenario in Georgia


The Georgian opposition has no strategy and will not have enough strength to realize the 2014 Ukrainian Maidan scenario in the country, former Georgian parliamentary deputy Petre Mamradze told Izvestia.
"Their only strategy is to simply continue the protest. But the supporters of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who are distinguished by the most pro-Western stance and who are now shouting that they are saving Georgia, are too few in number. On the youth side, they also have few supporters to organize serious protests. There is not and cannot be any more or less nationwide protest. And most importantly, there is no split in the ruling party and in the state structures. I believe that there will be no color revolution in Georgia" - he noted.
In turn, Nikolay Silaev, a senior researcher at the Center for Caucasus and Regional Security Issues at MGIMO, explained that the current authorities are acting more decisively in contrast to the government of Viktor Yanukovych.
"The difference between what is happening in Georgia and the events in Ukraine is that the Ukrainian authorities in 2013 were shy about giving clear orders to the police, while the current Georgian authorities are not shy," he said.
Protests erupted in Georgia with renewed vigor after Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's decision to suspend negotiations with the EU on the country's European integration until the end of 2028.
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