Salome Zourabichvili urges EU to call on Georgian gov't for new elections

10:59, 28.01.2025

“Forget old laws, call new elections!” wrote the former president of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili on the X platform.

According to Salome Zourabichvili, the EU’s decision to suspend visa-free travel for diplomatic passports as a reaction to the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence “appears somewhat offbeat.”

“EU’s decision to suspend visa free for diplomatic passports to react to the foreign agents law appears somewhat off beat. Georgia has since experienced worse: stolen elections, suspension of European path, mass protests, violent repressions. Forget old laws, call new elections!” she said.

On January 27, the Council of EU decided to suspend parts of the EU-Georgia visa facilitation agreement. “This may lead to Georgian diplomats and officials having to apply for visa when travelling to the EU,” EU Delegation to Georgia stated.

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Salome Zourabichvili