The top parliamentarians of Europe and Canada call on the EU not to recognize the results of the elections in Georgia

Top parliamentarians from Europe and Canada believe that the October 26 parliamentary elections in Georgia were neither free nor fair, and therefore the European Union should not recognize the results and should impose personal sanctions.

Source: The joint statement of the parliamentarians, which came into the possession of the European Pravda

Details: The statement was signed by the heads of the committees for foreign and European affairs of Germany, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Ireland, Ukraine, Poland, Canada, as well as the vice-speaker of the Swedish parliament and one MEP.

The leading parliamentarians of these countries stated that the political climate in Georgia on the eve of the elections was incompatible with European standards of justice.

“Candidates were intimidated and threatened, abused state power, and bought votes. The reports of international election observer missions clearly confirm this. That is why there is significant falsification of elections also through intimidation and buying votes on election day,” the report says.

The parliamentarians emphasized that the policy of the Georgian Dream is incompatible with the EU, and the campaign of treasonous fear of the “party of global war” fell on favorable ground.

“There is only one “side of the global war”, you must call it by its name. Its name is Russia. Against this background, the European Union cannot accept the result. We demand personal sanctions against those responsible for unfairly influencing elections, intimidation and threats against the opposition and civil society,” the MEPs said.

At the same time, they emphasized that the pro-European part of society should not be left on the alert now. They reject collective punishment for all Georgians, such as the suspension of visa liberalization.

“We are very concerned about the “Belarusization” of the country. If the ruling party and its leader follow up their statements with actions, there is a threat of persecution and banning of the opposition, independent media and critical non-governmental organizations. The EU should make it clear to the ruling party that it will not agree to this, and in this case there will be a complete severance of relations,” the message reads.

The MPs confirmed their strong support for President Salome Zurabishvili’s efforts to unify the country, protect democracy, freedom and the rule of law, as well as preserve and secure Georgia’s European future.

According to reports, Zurabishvili will make his first public comment after the results of the parliamentary elections on Sunday evening.

After almost all the ballots were counted, the Central Election Commission of Georgia announced that the ruling Georgian Dream party had won more than 54% of the vote.

Opposition pro-European parties deny the published results of the CEC and refer to massive violations. The opposition disagreed with the previous election results.

According to international observers, the elections in Georgia were characterized by deep polarization, extremely controversial campaign rhetoric and numerous cases of voter intimidation.

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