Sandro Rakviashvili, a representative of the opposition Girchi party, says it is unlikely that the ruling Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia party will fulfill its promise to declare the United National Movement founded by former President Mikheil Saakashvili unconstitutional after the parliamentary elections. transmits “Sputnik.Georgia”. According to him, the authorities are trying to create an artificial reason to attract Georgians to the elections.
“The condition for oppressing the National Movement is an election bluff, a lie. If the Georgian Dream wanted to investigate something, it had the opportunity to do so for 12 years. [нахождения у власти]”, Rakviashvili explained.
He added that no one can guarantee the ruling party a majority based on the voting results. Rakviashvili stressed that Georgian Dream also wants to get votes using similar methods.
On August 20, Georgia’s ruling party vowed to ban Saakashvili’s party if it wins the elections. As Georgian Dream notes, such measures will be taken in order to improve the republic’s political system. Authorities also claim that any potential successors to the main opposition force in Georgia will be declared unconstitutional.
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Source: Gazeta
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