MADRID 18 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobajidze, reported this Monday that next week he will present the composition of his new Government, which will have to undergo an investiture session in Parliament, despite the protests that have been taking place in the country. since the elections were held last October.
Kobajidze, who has urged all Ministries to draw up their “latest recommendations” for the configuration of a new Government program, has indicated that the agenda of the next Executive will also be presented next Monday.
“We have an ambitious task, which must be reflected in the program. Over the next four years, we must take the country to a completely different level of development, and our program must guarantee this. Now, the priority is to work daily to ensure that all these tasks are fulfilled,” he stated during a meeting with the current Cabinet.
Thus, he has indicated that his Government “continues to work for the country” despite the fact that thousands of people have taken to the streets since the end of October to demand a repeat of the elections and accuse the authorities of engaging in illegalities and electoral fraud.
However, the president has expressed his confidence that the opposition parties, which continue to “boycott the results”, accusing the Government of taking the country away from the path to European integration. “We trust that they will end up giving in and sitting in Parliament,” he said.
On Sunday, opposition groups once again called for a new day of protests in Tbilisi, the capital, to protest against the election results, which endorsed a new victory for the government Georgian Dream party, which they accuse of having a pro-Russian stance.
These demonstrations are expected to continue throughout this Monday and they have assured that it will be one of the largest days of protests in recent years, as tension continues to increase in the country, according to information from the Agenda news portal.
Protesters blocked several of the capital’s main avenues throughout Sunday, where they have set up barricades with chairs and garbage containers. For the prime minister, however, these actions “will not bear fruit” and he regretted that the opponents find themselves in “such a difficult situation.”