By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-23 23:22:38 | Updated at 2024-12-24 05:21:47
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Former Georgian prime minister says nation's election was 'rigged,' and 'written in Moscow'
Fox News ^ | Dec 23, 2024 | Chris Massaro
Posted on 12/23/2024 3:13:40 PM PST by McGruff
The former Prime Minister of Georgia, Nika Gilauri, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that the country now has Russian-styled elections, and the country has no credible or legitimate parliament, adding another blow to Georgia’s long struggle to join the European Union.
"The elections were rigged, and we have an illegitimate parliament right now," Gilauri told Fox News Digital.
For many in Georgia’s battle for democracy, the Russian-supported Georgian Dream’s election victory was no doubt a win for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Putin was praising Georgia’s government on its standing against European pressure just within minutes of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s announcement on stopping the European integration process of Georgia," Gilauri said.
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Election denier.
1 posted on 12/23/2024 3:13:40 PM PST by McGruff
To: McGruff
Election over, the Globalists LOST. Go home now EU and offer something better than flooding that country with Middle East Migrants and Groomers - THEY DO NOT WANT IT, and you may do better next time.
2 posted on 12/23/2024 3:19:03 PM PST by BobL
To: McGruff
Remember when the best, the brightest and the most trustworthy people in American Government told us Trump was a Russian agent, communicating with Putin through a secret server at Alfa Bank, and his son was paling-around with sexy-Russian female agents?
I do.
3 posted on 12/23/2024 3:20:14 PM PST by PGR88
To: McGruff
"The elections were rigged, and we have an illegitimate parliament right now," Gilauri told Fox News Digital.
Georgia's version of "Our Democracy."
The EU should find a judge to cancel the election, like they did in Rumania.
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