“I want the current government to be overthrown”

The 31-year-old is taking part in thousands of anti-government demonstrations that have been going on in the capital for several days Georgia. She noted that the protesters did not have clear, specific demands. – Personally, I want the current government to be overthrown, I do not recognize it. But most of them want to show the world that we are here, that there are many of us, that we are loud, she reported.

She also expressed hope that over time, a leader would emerge from among the protesters who would lead the Georgians. “If we lie on the couch, the leader won't show up,” she said. She added that sometimes there is no person at rallies to whom people would listen, and that the demonstrators lack a strategy of action.

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When asked who was protesting with her, she distinguished four age groups. – The oldest and retirees are those who are not satisfied with the government (of the pro-Russian Georgian Dream – ed.) that has lasted for 12 years. There are also disappointed people in this group who voted for this party hoping for change, but it turned out that it is worse than the previously ruling parties, Kuchaleishvili said.

The woman pointed out that the current generation of 50-year-olds is missing. In her opinion, they are probably driven by fear of losing their jobs if they get involved in the protests.

The interlocutor estimated that thirty-year-olds have been seasoned in protests for years. – These are people who consider themselves Europeans. I call myself European, but I emphasize that I am from the Caucasus and I am Georgian. I'm definitely not Asian or Russian, Kuchaleishvili admitted. She explained that this generation is characterized by attachment to the idea of ​​freedom. – If tomorrow someone forbids me from going out on the street, I will no longer want to live in this country – she emphasized.

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The Georgian said it was very difficult to characterize the younger generation. – It is worth noting that many representatives of the youngest generation grew up without a mother – she said. Kuchaleishvili explained that Georgian women left en masse in the 1990s and in the first years of the 21st century Italian, Spain, Greece, Turkey Whether Israelto make money.

– There was no room for tenderness, love and maternal warmth in the upbringing of these young people. I once heard a comment that this is a generation that is not afraid of anything and has cool blood, she added. In her opinion, this generation “definitely feels European, they feel freedom to express themselves.”

Demonstrators usually carry whistles, and on the night from Friday to Saturday they used firecrackers and fireworks for the first time. As Kuchaleishvili admitted, protesters no longer bring banners. – The crowd most often chants “Bless you, Georgia!”, which can also be translated as “Long live Georgia!” Georgians wish for victory every day, and that's why we have survived to this point, she concluded.

On Thursday, after the Prime Minister of Georgia announced that until 2028, the government suspends talks on the country's membership in the European Unioncitizens took to the streets of several cities to protest. It was the same on Friday.