– Inauguration the new president of Georgia will be held carefully in two weeksand President Salome Zurabishvili will have to leave her position, said the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze, quoted by the Georgian agency Interpressnews. In his opinion, the outgoing leader “is in a serious mental state“. Kobachidze also described it as “tragic figurewho worked in the service of external forces“.
The Prime Minister congratulated the president-elect on his victory. In his opinion, “the election of Kavelashvili will significantly contribute to strengthening Georgian statehood and sovereignty.” – For over 20 years Georgia she didn't have such a patriotic and mentally balanced president. Kavelashvili's presidency will be a turning point for our country, said the head of government.
Prime Minister of Georgia: Accession to the EU by 2030 is realistic
– Even though we have “red lines”, we are still there ready to do anythingto Georgia finally became a member European Union. The same position is taken by the newly elected president Mikheil Kavelashvili. (…) We think that by 2030 entry Georgia's accession to the European Union is fully realistic, Kobachidze announced.
In this way, the Prime Minister referred to the suspension of the government's talks on the country's accession to the EU by 2028, announced on November 28. This decision triggered a wave of thousands of anti-government protests.
Georgia. Salome Zourabishvili did not recognize the choice of her successor
After the announcement of the election results pro-Western president Zurabishvili she came out to the citizens gathered near her residence, the Orbeliani Palace. As reported by Echo Kawkaza (Radio Swoboda affiliate), the leader said that “no one chose anyonenothing happened.” She had already declared that she would not leave her office and would not accept the election of the new head of state.
Participants of the anti-government protest in front of the parliament building they accepted it calmly presidential election results. Without emotion, they watched the members of the electoral college leave the meeting room. Demonstrating they don't leave however, the square in front of the parliament, surrounded by a police cordon.