The US considered Zurabishvili a legitimate president

Next week, the US Congress will introduce an act recognizing Salome Zurabishvili as the only legitimate president of Georgia. We are talking about the time until a fair re-election is held in the country. This was said on Saturday, December 28, in a statement by Republican Joe Wilson on the social network X, headed by the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee.

The law would also prohibit the US from recognizing Georgia’s illegal regime.

“I will introduce an act of non-recognition in Georgia’s nightmare, which will prohibit the United States from recognizing the illegitimate dictatorial regime in Georgia and recognize Salome Zurabishvili as the only legitimate leader until free elections are held,” Wilson said.

Let’s recall that at the end of October parliamentary elections were held in Georgia, where the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party won. The final vote was controversial, as massive fraud was recorded. In addition, the polls indicated a great opportunity for the opposition forces.

Against this background, as well as the announcement of the suspension of negotiations on European integration, protests began in the country. Then, in December, the Georgian electoral college elected a president, former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili. He was the only contender for the position of head of state in the elections, which was not recognized by either the opposition or Salome Zurabishvili.

The President of Georgia called the elections a “travesty” and assured that he will not leave office, because “Georgia needs a legitimate institution and a truly elected government that reflects the will of the country and society.”

As Radio Liberty’s Georgian service wrote, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said she would stay overnight at the presidential palace and called on opponents of the Georgian Dream to come to a rally in the morning. During the rally, the president promised to tell “what the next days will be and what will be the days of victory.” On December 29, his powers will expire and the inauguration of newly elected President Mikheil Kavelashvili is due to take place.

As you know, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions against the founder and honorary head of the pro-government Georgian Dream party in Georgia and the former Prime Minister of the country, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.

Earlier, Zelensky signed a decree that will take effect following the National Security and Defense Council’s decision to impose sanctions against Georgian Dream party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, and 19 of his accomplices. The sanctions will be in effect for 10 years.