In Tbilisi and other cities of Georgia, actions continue for the fourth day against the pro-Russian authorities of the Georgian Dream party, which the previous day announced the reduction of the country’s path to the European Union.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said that the protests currently taking place in the country will not exceed constitutional limits. Georgia Online reported this on Sunday, December 1.
“This protest and all other actions remain within the framework of the Constitution. In general, in our civil initiatives, we are on the side of the Constitution and the future of this country. The ruling party at every step exceeds the limits of the Constitution, it is violated, even in their latest decisions,” said the head of state.
According to him, the civil protest should remain in the form in which it is taking place.
“This does not require political intervention, it requires support and protection. This is further confirmation that there is a national consensus in this country about what needs to be done now, where we are going and where we are not going. The consensus that it is mainly about we are not going to Russia, we are going to Europe, which is the stated goal for everyone,” Zurabishvili said.
He called for every effort to be made to influence the Constitutional Court, which has yet to schedule a meeting to consider his claim. On November 19, the president filed a case with the Constitutional Court, according to which the results of the October 26 election should be annulled. The court has 30 days to consider it.
Meanwhile, Radio Liberty’s Georgian service reports that during the large-scale protests in Tbilisi, which continued for a fourth day over the pro-Russian Georgian government’s rejection of European integration, security forces allegedly used rubber bullets. The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has still not commented on the use of rubber bullets.
They tried to disperse the protesters near the Georgian parliament building with water cannons in response, they attacked the security forces with firecrackers and explosives.
To stay warm on a cold December night, when the air temperature dropped to 0 degrees, protesters lit a fire on Shevchenko Street.
The Georgian opposition does not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections, in which the Georgian Dream party won. The European Parliament also did not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections in Georgia and demanded that new ones be held.
Opposition parties in Georgia have announced an open street protest demanding new parliamentary elections.
Meanwhile, Georgian Dream single-handedly approved a new parliament, set a date for presidential elections, nominated its own candidate and announced the abandonment of EU accession negotiations until 2028. The latest decision sparked a new wave of protests that turned into clashes.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said she would not relinquish her powers, as the elected parliament was illegitimate.
New Correspondent.net on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels Athletistic and WhatsApp
Source: korrespondent
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.