The coalition leaders announced at a joint briefing that Strong Georgia will apply to the Central Election Commission today to withdraw its electoral list.
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“We, Strong Georgia, are not going to legitimize this parliament because we are certain that, in its current form, with this level of support, and with the protests taking place in the streets, we will undoubtedly achieve new elections. We will dismantle this shameful government, which has put the constitution, the law, human rights, and, most importantly, the votes in its pocket.
We made this decision earlier and were simply waiting for the legal steps that arose yesterday, despite the fact that the parliament is illegitimate. We will apply to the Central Election Commission (CEC) today with the relevant documentation regarding the removal of the lists,” said Mamuka Khazaradze.
As the union stated, Strong Georgia has not recognized the results announced by the CEC since October 26, and today they have the opportunity to “formally formalize” this.
Furthermore, according to Levan Tsutskiridze, it is important that the supporters of Strong Georgia and other opposition groups “are not left without representation.”
“It is important that opposition cooperation, both among themselves and with civil and public groups, reaches a fundamentally new level - becoming even more effective, organized, and representative. Therefore, we propose creating a new representative structure, which could be called an alternative parliament.
We need such a representative body to fight for three key goals. First, better representation, better coordination, and better organization. Second, international relations, diplomacy, and a joint struggle to prevent, on one hand, these falsified results from being legitimized by our partners, and on the other hand, to make those who make decisions against democracy pay a price. Third, it is also crucial to develop new political programs that are necessary for Georgia to resume negotiations with the European Union and fulfill the obligations the opposition has undertaken under the Georgian Charter,” noted Levan Tsutskiridze.
Yesterday, the Coalition for Changes applied to the CEC with a request to remove the electoral list. According to coalition member, former Constitutional Court judge Maia Kopaleishvili, if they had applied directly to parliament, the MP whose mandate would be revoked would have been replaced by another MP from the list. “The CEC has three days to respond to the request regarding the removal of the lists. If we do not receive a response within this time, the lists will automatically be considered removed. After that, the procedures for individual applications will begin,” said Kopaleishvili.
The Georgian Dream held the first session of the 11th parliament on November 25 and recognized the authority of all 150 members. According to the Central Election Commission, Georgian Dream won 89 seats in the elections, while the opposition won 61.
As per the constitution, the president appoints the first session of the newly elected parliament, but Salome Zourabichvili did not do so. She appealed the results of the parliamentary elections and, consequently, the legality of the election of all 150 members to the Constitutional Court. Constitutionalists explain that the parliament did not have the right to recognize the authority of those whose election legality was also appealed to the Constitutional Court. According to them, the decisions of the parliament are considered illegal.
