Prime Minister Kobakhidze Accuses President Zourabichvili of Sabotaging Elections
By Liza Mchedlidze
Monday, April 1, 2024
The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, responded to President Salome Zourabichvili's criticism of the Foreign Ministry regarding the opening of polling stations abroad and stated that Zourabichvili has no 'moral right' to speak about the elections.
According to Kobakhidze, the issue of immigrants' participation in the elections is a "speculative campaign of the Collective National Movement," which he accused Zourabichvili of also joining.
"Salome Zourabichvili has no moral right to meet with the Chairman of the CEC, Giorgi Kalandarishvili. You may recall that despite the commission's decision, she did not present Kalandarishvili as a candidate because he was not supported by Khabeishvili, Samadashvili, Vashadze, and others.
Accordingly, Zourabichvili, of course, has no moral right to meet Kalandarishvili - she has no moral right to talk about the elections. Why? She directly supported the deadlock in the Central Election Commission with his veto," Kobakhidze stated.
Kobakhidze accused Zourabichvili of having the sole goal of sabotaging the elections, to somehow create danger and problems.
"These speculations regarding emigration, which Salome Zourabichvili has joined, constitute a speculative campaign of the collective national movement, and Salome Zourabichvili has joined this campaign.
This also shows that Salome Zourabichvili's sole goal is to somehow cast a shadow on the elections, which she will certainly not be able to achieve," said Kobakhidze.
