Georgian delegation suspends participation in PACE after election resolution

The Georgian parliamentary delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will stop its work due to a new resolution adopted by the organization, which calls for new elections in the country. This was announced by the Vice-Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Teia Tsulukiani on air of Imedi TV channel.

"Taking into account all of the above, we, members of the Georgian Parliament delegation, in Strasbourg and Tbilisi discussed and by a common decision of the Georgian Dream team, despite the fact that our credentials have been approved, we will stop working in the Parliamentary Assembly from today," the Vice Speaker said.

She specified that Georgia will remain a member of the Council of Europe, but will not return to work until the provocations against its state are over.

Before that, the PACE voted to recognize the powers of the Georgian delegation, but only on condition that new "democratic" parliamentary elections are held in the country.

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The decision of the country's authorities to put the issue of European integration on pause has intensified opposition protests

In late November, protests of the opposition, which disagreed with the results of the elections held in Georgia, did not subside for several days. On November 18, President Salome Zurabishvili did not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections held in the country on October 26 and called for their re-run. According to her, the country is on the path of destabilization and dual power. The politician called on the citizens of the state to continue protests against the results of the parliamentary elections.

According to the CEC, the Georgian Dream won the parliamentary elections . At the same time, three opposition political forces - United National Movement, Coalition for Change and Strong Georgia - refused to recognize the election results.

On November 30, the U.S. State Department announced the suspension of strategic partnership with Georgia. The department also condemned the excessive use of force by local police during protests, calling on the Georgian government to return to the Euro-Atlantic path.

On November 26, Georgian Dream MP Shota Khabareli told Izvestia that the ruling party is open to dialog with opposition partners, but they rule out cooperation with radicals. On 28 November, the Georgian parliament approved Irakli Kobakhidze as the country's prime minister.