**Georgia’s Opposition Parties Flip-Flop on Meeting with OSCE Secretary General**
In a surprising turn of events, the opposition party “National Movement” has changed its stance on meeting with the OSCE Secretary General. Just days ago, they were involved in direct insults towards Feridun Sinirlioğlu, but now they’re eager to meet with him.
According to Archil Gorduladze, Chairman of the Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee, this change of heart is not a surprise at all. “These people are directly managed by those giving them orders,” he said in a statement to journalists. Gorduladze believes that the opposition representatives were told it wouldn’t look good if they didn’t meet with the OSCE Secretary General.
**Damage Control or Just Following Orders?**
Gorduladze’s comment implies that the opposition parties are more interested in damaging Georgia’s international image than actually engaging with the OSCE. “They received the instruction that it would not look good if they didn’t meet with the OSCE Secretary General, and now they are trying to arrange such a meeting to fulfill that order,” he said.
This change of heart comes as opposition representatives from parties like “Lelo – For Strong Georgia” and “Unity – National Movement” met with the OSCE Secretary General earlier this week. However, another opposition party, “Gakharia for Georgia“, had already met with him prior to this meeting.
**The Coalition for Change: Not Following Orders?**
Meanwhile, representatives of the “Coalition for Change” have stated that they do not intend to meet with the OSCE Secretary General. This decision has raised eyebrows, especially among those who believe that these parties are also controlled by external handlers. According to Gorduladze, this refusal to meet may be a result of disobedience from lower-level handlers.
“In reality, there’s nothing Georgian about these people,” Gorduladze said. “They don’t care what is important for our country, and they don’t care about relations with our partners.” He believes that the opposition parties are solely focused on damaging Georgia’s international image to justify their narrative of isolation.
**A Game of Power and Influence**
Gorduladze’s comments suggest a deeper game at play here. The opposition parties may be pawns in a larger game, with higher-level handlers pulling the strings from behind the scenes. As Gorduladze noted, “they’ll have to answer to their patrons for this.” It remains to be seen how this situation will unfold and what impact it will have on Georgia’s relations with the international community.
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