The Gakharia – For Georgia Party will reenter parliament after nearly a year of boycott

The political party led by former Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has decided to retake parliamentary seats. This was announced at a briefing by one of its leaders, Giorgi Sharashidze, and later by the party's leader.

Thus, the Gakharia – For Georgia Party has ended its boycott of the 11th parliament, which was a reaction to the October 26, 2024, elections, the results of which the opposition does not recognize.

"This form of political protest failed to stop the evil machine of the Georgian Dream and failed to prevent such destructive decisions by the de facto authorities as the suspension of Georgia's European integration process, the adoption of anti-democratic and human rights laws, the escalation of the situation in Georgia, the autocratic regime, violence against civilians, the theft of free and fair elections, and many other criminal, anti-people, and anti-state actions," the party explained.

According to Giorgi Sharashidze, the parliamentary boycott morphed into a boycott of the entire political process and pushed the opposition out of the political arena, allowing the ruling party to act quickly and strengthen authoritarianism without any resistance. The politician recalled that a year ago, the party failed to convince the opposition of the error of renouncing their parliamentary mandates, and this set in motion a chain of events that led to the current "difficult situation" in the country.

In a statement, party leader Giorgi Gakharia emphasized that the party's return to the Georgian parliament is a "fundamental decision," catalyzed by the attempted storming of the presidential palace on October 4, which led to the arrests of protesters and subsequent rallies.

"Now, together, we must win the hearts and minds of the Georgian people to defend our nation's civilizational choice to be part of the European family and preserve Article 78 of the Georgian Constitution as the cornerstone of this choice," the opposition leader wrote.

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