Girchi leader says opposition to keep on deceiving people

“We do not have an opposition in the classical sense, this is a group of malicious people against Georgia,” Gia Volski, First Vice-Speaker of Parliament, stated on Friday. Volski believes individuals demanding the abolition of visa liberalisation for Georgia intend “to incite public anger, potential violence leading to bloodshed.” “This is one of the numerous perilous steps that they are regularly and relentlessly employing against the country,” Volski stated.

“Several hundred or thousands of people might gather during the first parliamentary session, ready to unleash various provocative outcries. The scenario we have seen before,” Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of Georgian Dream, stated. However, he emphasized that despite these potential disruptions, the parliamentary session will proceed, and the country will continue its development.“What a ‘Natsi’ (a representative of the United National Movement), if not calling their own name to others amid the first session. It will unfold just as it always has; they will not hold back in their shouts during that first meeting. This is a familiar story—we’ve seen this movie many times. It has become so trivial that we may not even need to react. Yes, several hundred or even a thousand people may gather, but the country is progressing; we are moving forward. We are stronger now than we were in 2020 and enjoy greater freedom in our national and independent actions. This is evident today. That is why there is significantly less fervour this time; the level of unrest is incomparably lower than in 2020. Back then, 2% of the votes were rigged, according to their claims. Today, if we ask them, it’s more than 300,000 votes. We must navigate this frivolous narrative carefully; while we may not appreciate irony, we cannot discuss these issues without acknowledging it. What about 300,000 votes? There will be protests coinciding with the first session, but that session will be held, and the country will continue to develop,” Mdinaradze stated.

Grigol Liluashvili, Head of the State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) paid tribute to the memory of the Special Task Force officer Ivane Golashvili and extended condolence to his family members. Ivane Golashvili was killed during the counter-terrorist special raid conducted against Akhmed Chataev and his group at Monk Gabriel Salosi Street in Tbilisi on November 21-22, 2017. Today, 7 years passed since the heroic death of Special Task Force officer Ivane Golashvili. He was awarded the Order of Courage after his death.

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said that ambassadors are not invited to the first sitting of the 11th convocation parliament. “I sent out invitations two days ago but I did not invite the ambassadors. Members of the government and representatives of constitutional bodies will be attending. The ambassadors are not invited because it is an internal issue and we aim to minimize foreign influence. The involvement of ambassadors or other countries in the process is not necessary. Georgians should acknowledge that this is the parliament of Georgia and the newly-elected MPs, government and constitutional bodies will be in attendance,” he explained. The 11th Convocation Parliament of Georgia will hold its first sitting on November 25.

“Opposition is seeking a solution for taking a humbling step to enter the parliament,” said Georgian Parliament’s Speaker Shalva Papuashvili. According to the Speaker, the opposition politicians will end up in a deadlock by “destroying themselves if they renounce MP mandates or by taking a humbling step and enter the parliament.” “We warned their voters that they dealt with agents acting in the interests of foreign partners and having nothing in common with anything Georgian. The voters should see this scene when they reject mandates demonstrating what kind of disgraceful people are in the opposition,” he said. Shalva Papuashvili believes the opposition is cheating by saying they had written the applications. “November 25 will come and everyone will see their shameful, degrading faces, they will not write applications but if they do, you will see our response,” he said. The 11th Convocation Parliament of Georgia will hold the first sitting on November 25.