Georgian PM says revolutionary scenarios can not be implemented in country
The official also noted the ruling Georgian Dream party had about 60 percent of citizens support, and added “political minority will not be able to organise any revolution in this country”. Photo via Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said “neither Maidan Uprising nor any other type of revolutionary scenarios” could not be implemented in Georgia as the country’s citizens knew the “price of peace and economic progress”.
Kobakhidze said the opposition United National Movement party had “no resources” for revolution, and noted the Government had “already defended the country twice during these three years from the attempted revolution and would do so “in the third case as well”.
When it comes to Maidan [large public protest in Kyiv in 2013-2014, resulting in the Maidan Revolution in Ukraine], it is certainly not [former Ukrainian President] Viktor Yanukovych's Ukraine, nor is it Georgia of 2003 [Rose Revolution that brought UNM into power], when the institutions were weakened for obvious reasons, what happened in Ukraine is a separate topic. Therefore, it is impossible to put an equal sign here, the state stands in its place, our institutions are as strong as ever, the government team is as strong, united as ever”, he said.
“In such a situation, the radicals will naturally not be able to achieve their goal either by violence or similar acts. This is the general picture, the state today is sovereign, independent, and this is the guarantee that there will be no disorder in Georgia. This is also a guarantee that we will definitely fulfil our state obligations”, he added.
People appreciate everything, people know the price of peace, the price of economic progress, and therefore, the historic record of support that GD has had since 2012 is determined by all of this”, the PM said.
The official also noted the ruling Georgian Dream party had about 60 percent of citizens support, and added “political minority will not be able to organise any revolution in this country”.
The Georgian State Security Service on Wednesday claimed unspecified groups involving a “specific part” of Georgian volunteers fighting in Ukraine were “trying to organise provocations” at ongoing protest rallies against the Bill on transparency of foreign influence in Tbilisi.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday claimed the opposition United National Movement party, as well as “its patrons and funders from abroad” were behind “violent scenarios” in the country, after the State Security Service on Wednesday claimed unspecified groups were “trying to organise provocations” at ongoing protest rallies against the bill on transparency of foreign influence in Tbilisi.
The domestic bill on transparency of foreign influence was in “full accordance” with European standards from the “beginning to the end”, and was providing a “single requirement” for Non-Governmental organisations to publish their annual financial reports once a year, Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Prime Minister claimed at a meeting with the media representatives on Friday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday addressed young people in the country with an open letter amid ongoing protests against the controversial domestic bill on transparency of foreign influence by saying it was “important to recognise the presence of sincere young people who genuinely believe they are contributing positively” by participating in the rallies among “insincere individuals”.