Georgia reported continued Western support for the opposition
The West will continue to support the opposition after the inauguration of new Georgian President Mikhail Kavelashvili. Timur Pipia, secretary general of the Solidarity for Peace party, told Izvestia on December 30.
"I am sure that the opposition will not calm down, because in Georgia the power that will, let's say, keep normal relations with Russia, keep stability in our region, it is the West that does not suit the West. The West will continue to support the pro-Western opposition: informationally, financially, politically. We know that certain sanctions are being prepared, including economic ones," he said.
According to him, Western countries will try to create a situation in which it will be possible to overthrow the country's new authorities.
"We still think that we should not be complacent, we should calculate the difficulties that lie ahead," Pipia emphasized.
He also added that Georgia's previous president Salome Zurabishvili still maintains that she is the only legitimate authority and will continue to lead the opposition.
The day before, the inauguration ceremony of the new Georgian president was held. It was specified that Kavelashvili would begin his duties in the presidential residence of the country, despite the refusal of the previous Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili to leave it.
However, she did leave the building soon afterward. The former Georgian president plans to spend the New Year on Rustaveli Avenue, having taken part in a protest rally on December 31.
On December 14, the country held presidential elections, which were won by Kavelashvili, the candidate of the Georgian Dream. Zurabishvili did not recognize the results and refused to leave office despite the completion of her term on December 29. On December 22, she threatened to "overthrow the regime" if a compromise on parliamentary elections was not reached.
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