Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has responded to the opposition’s election-related protests and said that all political parties in Georgia ‘must understand’ that the people have given them the mandate to take care of the country in the current period ‘which is full of challenges’ due to the pandemic.
According to Gakharia, nine political parties should have entered parliament following the October 31 parliamentary elections.
“Our citizens came to ballot boxes amid the pandemic and allowed nine political parties to make decisions in parliament which is a big responsibility. All political forces in the country must understand that our people gave us the mandate to jointly take care of the country to cope with the pandemic, the economic crisis and ensure the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration. Our people told us that the parliament is the place where the country’s fate must be decided and not the street,” Gakharia said.
