{"id":17649,"date":"2024-11-18T15:23:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17649"},"modified":"2024-11-18T15:23:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:23:53","slug":"four-georgian-opposition-parties-appeal-to-eus-chief-diplomat-foreign-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17649","title":{"rendered":"Four Georgian opposition parties appeal to EU\u2019s chief diplomat, foreign ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"font-size:8px\"><strong><em>Georgian opposition urges EU action<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Four pro-Western opposition parties in <a href=\"https:\/\/jam-news.net\/category\/geography\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Georgia<\/a>, which surpassed the 5% threshold in the <a href=\"https:\/\/jam-news.net\/topic\/elections-in-georgia-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">October 26 parliamentary elections<\/a>, have <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1731913002-WERILI.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0QgIiYCkD4XVPIo-qsndzpB9a7qgxTj8Z5c1jXuzfe3aAj6m_zqx3xsD0_aem_WZ0vTUllZ5xLX8DV6HXApw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appealed<\/a> to <strong>Josep Borrell<\/strong>, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the foreign ministers of EU member states regarding alleged election fraud. In a joint letter, the four parties claim they collectively received 52% of the votes, but the ruling party, Georgian Dream, falsified the results.<\/p>\n<p>As evidence of the fraud, the Georgian opposition cites the results of exit polls conducted by independent research organizations such as Edison Research and HarrisX, as well as reports from non-governmental organizations documenting election violations.<\/p>\n<article class=\"single-card uk-flex uk-flex-between m-b-sm-40\">\n<div class=\"uk-grid wi-full-width\">\n<div class=\"uk-width-1-3\">\n<figure class=\"wi-full-height choose-post__img wi-merriweather-light\">\n  <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/jam-news.net\/protesters-block-tbilisi-state-university-launch-resistance-movement-photo-report\/\"><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wi-full-height wi-ratio-img\" src=\"https:\/\/jam-news.net\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMAGE-2024-11-18-011521.jpg\" alt=\"\" uk-img=\"\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>The opposition parties are calling on the European Union to refuse to recognize the elections and take the following steps to pressure the Georgian authorities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conduct an investigation into election fraud as well as domestic and external interference in the elections;<\/li>\n<li>Urge the Georgian authorities not to convene parliament until the investigation is completed and assessed;<\/li>\n<li>Announce a suspension of Georgia\u2019s EU accession process;<\/li>\n<li>Cease all communication with the Georgian authorities;<\/li>\n<li>Suspend funding for Georgia\u2019s public sector (approximately \u20ac120 million) until the election investigation results are known, redirecting the funds to NGOs and independent media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In their letter, the opposition parties emphasize that their main demand is to hold new parliamentary elections in 2025 after improving the electoral environment.<\/p>\n<article class=\"single-card uk-flex uk-flex-between m-b-sm-40\">\n<div class=\"uk-grid wi-full-width\">\n<div class=\"uk-width-1-3\">\n<figure class=\"wi-full-height choose-post__img wi-merriweather-light\">\n  <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/jam-news.net\/ruling-party-wins-89-of-150-seats-in-georgias-new-parliament-as-thousands-protest-cec-head-smeared-with-black-paint\/\"><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wi-full-height wi-ratio-img\" src=\"https:\/\/jam-news.net\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-16-at-3.21.12-PM.png\" alt=\"\" uk-img=\"\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>Today, 18 November, the EU Foreign Affairs Council is discussing the current situation in Georgia. The issue is second on the agenda, following the situation in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the meeting, Josep Borrell commented, stating that claims of election unfairness must be investigated.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOf course, [the elections] must be investigated. What happened needs to be assessed. You cannot claim that elections were unfair and not investigate them. We urge the [Georgian] government to shed light on what people are asking for. [The government] must be held accountable,\u201d<\/em> Borrell said.<\/p>\n<article class=\"single-card uk-flex uk-flex-between m-b-sm-40\">\n<div class=\"uk-grid wi-full-width\">\n<div class=\"uk-width-1-3\">\n<figure class=\"wi-full-height choose-post__img wi-merriweather-light\">\n  <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/jam-news.net\/macron-scholz-and-tusk-express-concerns-over-violations-intimidation-reports-in-georgian-elections\/\"><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wi-full-height wi-ratio-img\" src=\"https:\/\/jam-news.net\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-07-at-12.59.51-PM.png\" alt=\"European leaders urge Georgia to reform\" uk-img=\"\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>According to Georgian Prime Minister<strong> Irakli Kobakhidze<\/strong>, the public is <em>\u201cconcerned about the activities of the radical opposition.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:8px\"><strong><em>Georgian opposition urges EU action<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript'>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '145311314291474');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/ka_GE\/sdk.js#version=v4.0&appId=1852512024880184\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><script>\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/ka_GE\/sdk.js#version=v4.0&appId=1852512024880184\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><em>Source: <\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/politics.einnews.com\/article\/761582410\/SprEJhmanQT6qdUH?ref=rss&amp;ecode=kmfm9fDbRbj4OPCJ\">politics.einnews.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgian opposition urges EU action Four pro-Western opposition parties in Georgia, which surpassed the 5% threshold in the October 26 parliamentary elections, have appealed to Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the foreign ministers of EU member states regarding alleged election fraud. In a joint letter, the four [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17649\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}