Girchi calls for Parliament to refuse suspension of 51 opposition seats
By Veronika Malinboym
Tuesday, February 2
On February 1, three MPs of the opposition Girchi party Iago Khvichia, Aleksandre Rakviashvili, and Vakhtang Megreishvili announced that in case the Georgian Parliament satisfies the request of 51 opposition MPs and suspends their seats tomorrow, they will too suspend their own seats. The Girchi MPs also addressed the ruling Georgian Dream party to not support the decision of the opposition MPs to suspend their seats.
Khvichia, Rakviashvili, and Megreishvili added that the negotiations were carried out with the help of the countrys dip corps, and neither the ruling party nor the opposition has publically expressed that desire to quit the negotiations. Thus, none of the sides can be blamed for jeopardizing negotiations, however, Georgian Dream as a ruling party is responsible for the conduct of the controversial October 2020 elections, which is why it is also
Leader of Strategy Agmashenebeli Giorgi Vashadze refuses to participate in personal meetings with Girchi and Citizens Opposition
By Veronika Malinboym
Tuesday, January 19
In his interview with the PalitraNews channel, the leader of Strategy Agmashenebeli opposition party Giorgi Vashadze claimed that his party refuses to participate in individual meetings with Girchi and Citizens Opposition parties. Vashadze explained the partys decision, saying that he believes every arisen issue should be discussed collectively.
Vashadze told Newsroom that he had a phone call with one of the leaders of Girchi, Vakhtang Megreishvili, stating that he has no reason to suspect Girchi of following someone elses orders, however, he believes that the proposal that was presented to him will not result in any meaningful changes.