In the interest of the defeat of the ruling Georgian Dream party in the autumn elections, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili called on representatives of the Georgian diaspora to mobilize on May 27, she told reporters;
According to her, more than a million Georgian citizens living in the United States and the EU previously participated little in the Georgian elections.
“But when the question is at stake, of course, of orientation, of its future: is it a European country that maintains close relations with our partners or an isolated, in a certain way neo-Russian country? Your role and your participation in this decision They are very important”. important. “I know that your concern and interest is to participate directly not in ordinary elections, but in a referendum on the future of the country.”Zurabishvili said.
The President of Georgia added that her position does not allow her to interfere in the electoral process, but she intervenes to protect Georgia’s path towards European integration.
“I have hope for you. The total mobilization of our diaspora is necessary, our future is in your hands, your voice will be very important, and we are waiting for you in Georgia or in the country where you live to show us, tell us what kind of future you want. for Georgia.”he concluded.
Recall that Zurabishvili has been in conflict for several years with the ruling Georgian Dream party, which previously supported his candidacy in the presidential elections. He opposed Georgian Dream’s adoption of the Foreign Influence Transparency Act, called the Foreign Agents Act.
On May 26, during Georgia’s Independence Day celebration, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that Zurabishvili had betrayed his homeland.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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