PM Garibashvili: only Georgian Dream will be able to maintain peace, stability in country
Garibashvili also stressed the importance of holding safe local elections amid the coronavirus pandemic and surge of daily new cases in Georgia. Photo: Irakli Garibashvili/Facebook.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated at the nomination ceremony for a mayoral candidate in Marneuli municipality of eastern Georgia that only the ruling Georgian Dream party will be able to maintain peace and stability in the country.
PM Garibashvili underscored that many problems remain unresolved such as lack of water and gas supply, paving roads and cultivation of agricultural lands in various Georgian villages, noting that ‘this should be our [the ruling party’s] main concern.’
In all directions, in all parameters, we set the maximum result, but it is not enough, we all have to do more together,” said Garibashvili.
Garibashvili also stressed the importance of holding safe local elections amid the coronavirus pandemic and surge of daily new cases in Georgia, noting that the election campaign should be conducted with facemasks.
In 2024, we need to meet the parliamentary elections even more strongly, that should be our task,” Garibashvili said.
Irakli Garibashvili with Georgian Education Minister Mikheil Chkhenkeli, Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze and Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava visited the school in the village Jandara, Marneuli municipality.
The construction of an Azeri-language public school in the village Jandara was completed a few months ago with the Georgian government’s funding. The school is designed for 300 students and the total cost of the project is 3,882,000 GEL (about $1,250,241/€1,063,765). Photo: Government of Georgia press office.
The Georgian government reported that ‘in the new school year of 2021-2022, students will meet in 64 newly built and 64 fully rehabilitated public schools across Georgia.’
The local municipal elections in Georgia will take place on October 2, 2021.
In the parliamentary elections of 2020, there was a confrontation between the supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream party and the largest opposition party United National Movement (UNM) in Marneuli.
Over the years, clashes between the supporters of the main political parties of Georgia have often erupted in Marneuli municipality.
Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) and International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) have left consultations to select members for the Georgian Central Election Commission’s advisory group for election disputes.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has stated that the country must hold the October 2 municipal elections in a safe environment amid the coronavirus pandemic and has announced a meeting with the leadership of the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) in the coming days.
Head of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party Irakli Kobakhidze has stated that ‘no elections will take place until the one scheduled in 2024.’
Another incident took place in Marneuli yesterday between members of the ruling Georgian Dream and the opposition United National Movement during which several people, including two journalists and two cameramen of the Mtavari Arkhi TV, as well as a cameraman of the Public Broadcaster, were injured.
The survey conducted by the research organisation in the Caucasus region Gorbi, commissioned by TV channel Imedi, has reported that 46.8 per cent of Georgians would vote for the ruling Georgian Dream party if the local municipal elections were held today.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has summed up his 5-month term as PM while presenting the candidate of mayor for Tsalka, in Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia today and highlighted his achievements in combating the Covid-19 pandemic, stabilising the Georgian national currency lari and stimulating the Georgian economy.
The opposition United National Movement (UNM) party members claim the ruling Georgian Dream party is bribing voters ahead of local self-government elections and filed a lawsuit against the party. The opposition leaders noted that they have audio and video footage that proves the crime, noting that in Georgia there is ‘selective justice.’
The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party says based on its polls that they will receive 46.3 per cent of votes in the October 2 municipal elections. The party political council member Shalva Papuashvili stated earlier today that the Georgian Dream ruling party candidate for Tbilisi mayor Kakha Kaladze will receive 66.2 per cent of votes in the elections, while his major opponent from the United National Movement party Nika Melia 33.8 per cent of votes.
European Council President Charles Michel has tweeted that the deadline for disbursement of macro financial assistance is looming and ‘it is time for the Georgian government to demonstrate its commitment to the agreements and notably the reform agenda.’ Michel’s tweet comes after yesterday’s meeting with Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili during the Crimea Platform forum in Kyiv.