Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili does not plan to go to the Prosecutor’s Office for questioning following the opposition’s allegations of fraud in the parliamentary elections. He announced this at a briefing, “Interfax”
“The prosecution expects me to present evidence of fraud, but it should be the other way around. “That’s why I recommend the prosecutor’s office to mind its own business, and the president to mind his own business,” he emphasized.
Today, a corruption investigation was launched in Georgia’s parliamentary elections and the country’s president, Salome Zurabishvili, was summoned for questioning. The case was filed upon the objection of the Central Election Commission dated October 30. The President of Georgia is due to appear before investigators on October 31. According to the CEC statement, Zurabishvili must have evidence of possible fraud.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze notedHe said that if the President and other representatives of the opposition do not come to the prosecutor’s office for questioning about possible corruption in the parliamentary elections, this will be considered as confirmation that the accusations are unfounded.
Zurabishvili before in the name Western countries are putting “extreme pressure” on the ruling Georgian Dream party to review parliamentary elections.
Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on October 26. About 20 parties competed for a seat in the country’s highest legislative body, which consists of 150 deputies. The ruling Georgian Dream party, which has been in power for 12 consecutive years, won with 54.3 percent of the vote. Many parties announced a boycott of parliament, and the opposition party “Coalition for Change” rejected parliamentary powers and state funding.
Previously Biden stayed I’m not happy with the elections in Georgia.