Georgia will not allow external actors to interfere in its internal political affairs or undermine democratic principles, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said in an interview with Imedi Kvira.

According to the Prime Minister, the government is focused on ensuring the effective implementation of the Law on Transparency and closing loopholes that could allow it to be circumvented.

“It is important that any law be both effective and enforceable. In some cases, organizations registered abroad — for example in Estonia — claimed that the main problem with the law was stigmatization and said they did not want to be labeled representatives of foreign interests. At the same time, however, they registered themselves as foreign entities. This contradiction shows how unfounded their arguments about stigmatization and the law were.

The law must operate with maximum efficiency, and the additional amendments being introduced are intended to ensure exactly that. If there are loopholes that allow circumvention, those risks should be eliminated — this is the law’s primary objective.

The general principle is that no external actor should interfere in our internal political processes. This is a constitutional and universal principle linked to sovereignty. We must be consistent in protecting these interests. Georgia cannot allow outside forces to interfere in domestic political affairs or undermine democratic principles. Such interference has existed to varying degrees since the 1990s, but it is not an acceptable practice.

Political decisions in Georgia should be determined by Georgian society. The legislative changes are designed precisely to safeguard this principle,” the PM said.

Kobakhidze also addressed political polarization, saying Georgia must free itself from what he described as an artificially imposed bipolar political environment.

“Unfortunately, we were subjected to polarization that left no room for a healthy opposition. Attempts to form a constructive opposition were met with resistance from radical forces. This must change,” he said.