Even if the five percent threshold to enter the Georgian parliament is lowered to two or one percent, the ruling Georgian Dream party and the United National Movement collective will end up in parliament, Irakli Kobakhidze, the party’s president, told reporters in November. Georgian Dream. sixteen.
He commented on the opposition’s demands to reduce the approval percentage of parliament for the 2024 elections.
According to Kobakhidze, the five percent barrier is important for the country, since for democratic processes to continue stably, this is to the benefit of the State.
“As for the fact that maybe only two parties will enter parliament, then, of course, it is very bad, but even in the case of a two or one percent barrier, in the end two parties will enter parliament: the Georgian Dream and the collective national movement.” There is no difference, today there are formally eight opposition parties in parliament, but look, there is no difference between them.”stated the head of the ruling party.
He pointed out that, in fact, there is no difference between one of the leaders of the Lelo party, Salomé Samadashvili, and the leader of the UNM, Levan Khabeishvili, both are a collective of the “United National Movement”.
“Whatever the barrier, at least two entities will enter the next parliament: the Georgian Dream and the National Movement collective; Unfortunately, this is reality.”Kobakhidze concluded.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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