I am disappointed with the results of the elections, but also by the numerous violations that occurred during the electoral process. Gitanas Nuseda, the President of Lithuania told journalists that this is a cause for concern before the informal meeting between the leaders of EU member states.
He said that it was impossible to “talk about the aspiration of joining the European Union and at the same “establish anti laws, take measures, and use insulting language towards the democratic West.”
Nauseda stressed the need for an independent, international investigation of the electoral process.
“I don’t believe that Georgian Institutions can do this. It would be naive to think that they could. I believe that an independent international investigation is needed. The level and intensity of Russian intervention in the election process is unprecedented and a cause for concern. “I’m not just talking about Georgia, but also about Moldova, and the results of the Moldovan elections were different,” said President of Lithuania.
Nauseda’s answer to the question of what the EU will do in response to Georgia was:
“It’s enough to send a signal that says: Friends, if you do so, you shouldn’t expect to get any closer to the European Union. You are moving the other way; you are moving past the EU. This signal should be understood and I hope Georgia can still change course. But at the moment, I don’t think this is likely to happen in the near term.”
Nauseda answered the question of whether the Georgians will be able do this under the oligarchic Bidzina-Ivanishvili regime:
“Ofcourse, this person is behind the whole process, and we can clearly see how deep and intense relations with the Russian Federation are. This is why we talk not only about Georgia’s move away from the European Union but also its move closer to the Russian Federation. “You can’t take the middle road: you either go to the West, or to the East“, said he.
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