The Constitutional Court of Georgia did not rule on the first day of the hearing on the impeachment case against President Salome Zurabishvili; The trial will continue on Wednesday. This was reported by TASS.
Constitutional Court President Merab Turava said, “Today’s meeting is closed, we will meet tomorrow at 11 am (10:00 Moscow time – socialbites.ca) after the parties decided to continue negotiations on October 4.”
According to TASS, the meeting lasted six hours, representatives of the ruling Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia party, which prepared the proposal, and lawyers defending the interests of the head of state expressed their positions.
Previously, the ruling Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia party announced that impeachment proceedings would be initiated against Zurabishvili on September 1. He explained this decision as the president’s violation of the fundamental law of the state. According to Georgian Dream, this should be considered the beginning of another European tour by Zurabishvili without government permission. At the same time, the vote of not only the ruling party but also the opposition will be required for the impeachment to be implemented in parliament.
Later, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, General Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party statedIt was stated that President Salome Zarubishvili deliberately violated the constitution by traveling to European Union countries and that such visits were encouraged by “so-called friends” from abroad. According to him, such actions are carried out to cause “instability and chaos in the country”. He also said that the ruling party will not allow such developments.
Previously They described the impeachment of the president in Georgia as a gamble.
Source: Gazeta
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