PM: Any discussion of repeat elections off the table; Georgians expressed their will with absolute clarity
“Any discussion of repeat elections is off the table, given that the Georgian people have expressed their will with absolute clarity,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists.
The head of government pointed out that the ruling party’s electoral victory margin was nearly five times greater than that of the second-place party.
“How can anyone suggest repeat elections when the process was conducted flawlessly and the Georgian people have made their choice clear? Our victory margin was overwhelming – we received approximately five times more votes than the runner-up party.
There’s simply nothing to discuss here. So naturally, I’m not surprised by the EU’s position. It goes without saying that repeat elections are out of the question when the Georgian people have expressed their will so definitively,” the Prime Minister stated.
According to an article by Rikard Jozwiak, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Europe Bureau editor, “the EU is unlikely to exert coordinated pressure for new parliamentary elections of October 2024.”