Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili is visitng Brussels. Speaking to Euronews during her trip to Brussels, Zourabichvili eveluates the pre-election environment in Georgia. The President states that after the correct holding of the historical elections for Georgia, she expects to continue the accession negotiations with the European Union.
Euronews: If the pro-European opposition parties win this election, will they have enough MPs to create a government?
Zourabichvili: There are four pro-European parties that, according to the polls, should add up to around 60% (of support). So they could form a coalition, at least in the parliament.
I proposed to these parties to unite, not among themselves, because they represent different political families.
Yet, uniting around what we call the "Georgian Charter" is a recipe for returning to the European path.
These four parties signed the charter, which is, practically, their action plan for the next nine months to reconnect with our European partners.
Euronews: What are you asking from Brussels in terms of these elections?
Zourabichvili: We have one month left. Europe can do nothing but confirm, and this is what I am asking in this trip, that if the elections are won by the pro-European parties if the charter is implemented very quickly after the elections, and as soon as the parliament is formed, the European Union will resume the enlargement negotiations where they were left off.
Euronews: Aren't you afraid of the electoral fraud to be used to change the results?
Zourabichvili: Electoral fraud through the use of various administrative resources is already a known phenomenon. It is also measurable.
So, we pretty much know that in our projections of 60% (will vote) for the pro-Europeans and 40% for the ruling party, the fraud hypothesis is already more or less included in these.
In these figures, it is the people who work for the public services who have interests or concerns about their jobs.
So, all of this is more or less well-known. As long as it is peaceful and the population remains mobilised as it is today, the result should be a victory for the pro-Europeans.
