Georgian president says she does not recognize presidential election as legitimate

Published December 14,2024

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Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili introduced Friday that she doesn’t acknowledge the legitimacy of the presidential election scheduled for Saturday.

Zourabichvili highlighted at a news convention that for the primary time in Georgian historical past, the president can be elected by a 300-member electoral school convening in parliament.

Reiterating her intention to stay in workplace till new parliamentary elections are held, Zourabichvili stated: “I’m not going anywhere, I’m not leaving the office, I’m here and I’ll be here.”

Zourabichvili, who additionally rejected the outcomes of the Oct. 26 parliamentary elections, urged the federal government to carry new elections.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN GEORGIA

Under constitutional amendments handed in 2017, the president can be elected by an electoral school beginning in 2024.

Parliamentary Speaker Shalva Papuashvili confirmed that the election will proceed Dec. 14.

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

The ruling Georgian Dream Party gained the October elections with 53.93% of the vote.

Zourabichvili and opposition events, nevertheless, have accused the federal government of electoral fraud, rejecting the outcomes and initiating protests.